Chapter 39.0

Inscriptions on rings

باب نَقْشِ الْخَاتَمِ

3 hadiths

Sunan Ibn Majah, 3639sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

3 transmitters

Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi ShaybafromYazid bin HarunfromHammad bin Salama

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لاَ يَنْقُشْ أَحَدٌ عَلَى نَقْشِ خَاتَمِي هَذَا ‏

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English translation

It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wore a ring of silver, then he had engraved on it (the words) ‘Muhammad Rasul Allah’ (Muhammad the Messenger of Allah). And he said: ‘No one should have his ring engraved like this ring of mine.’”

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ اتَّخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ خَاتَمًا مِنْ وَرِقٍ ثُمَّ نَقَشَ فِيهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ ‏

Sunan Ibn Majah, 3640sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaybafrom'Affan bin Muslimfrom'Abdul Warith bin Sa'id bin DhakwanfromHabib al-Ma'lm Abu MuhammadfromAbu Hurairahfrom'Aisha bint Abi Bakr

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِنَّا قَدِ اصْطَنَعْنَا خَاتَمًا وَنَقَشْنَا فِيهِ نَقْشًا فَلاَ يَنْقُشَنَّ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had a ring made for him, and he said: ‘I have had a ring made for me and had it engraved, and no one should make a ring with similar engraving.’”

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ اصْطَنَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ خَاتَمًا فَقَالَ ‏

Sunan Ibn Majah, 3641sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Hisham bin 'Ammar bin NasayrfromSufyan bin 'UyaynahfromMsawr al-Wraq al-Kwfy al-Sha'rfromJa'far bin 'Amr bin Hryth

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ اتَّخَذَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ لَهُ فَصٌّ حَبَشِيٌّ وَنَقْشُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏.‏

English translation

It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wore a ring of silver, in which was an Ethiopian gemstone and the inscription:

‘Muhammad Rasul Allah’ (Muhammad the Messenger of Allah).”