The Rings (Insignia)

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn Salim who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the ring of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, was made of leaf (dirham).’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan and Mu‘awiyah ibn Wahab who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the ring (insignia) of the Messenger of Allah, was made of leaf (dirham).’ I then asked if it had any stone, and he (the Imam) said, ‘No, it did not have a stone.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Abu Ali al-Ash‘ariy has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Kufiy from ‘Ubays ibn Hisham from Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Minqariy from Yunus ibn Zabayan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Wearing the ring (insignia) is of the noble tradition.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from ‘Abd al- Rahman ibn Hashim from abu Khadijah who has said the following: “He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘The stone of a ring is round and that is how the ring of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, was.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from Ghalib ibn ‘Uthman from Ruh ibn ‘Abd al- Rahim who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, said to ’Amir al- Mu’minin, ‘Your ring must not be made of gold because it is your beautification in the next life.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Qasim ibn Yahya from his grandfather al-Hassan ibn Rashid from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, ‘Do not use any ring other than what is made of silver, because the Messenger of Allah has said, “A hand which has a ring of iron does not become clean.’””

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

7. Ahmad ibn Muhammad from has narrated from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from al-Qasim ibn Sulayman from Jarrah al-Mada’iniy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Do not wear on your hand a ring of gold.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

8. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Aban from Yahya ibn abu al-‘Ala’ who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about wearing the ring on the right hand saying, ‘I have seen banu Hashim wearing rings on their right hands.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘My father would wear it on his left hand and he was the most excellent among them with more power of wisdom.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

9. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Muhammad ibn Ali from Ali ibn Asbat from Ali ibn Ja‘far who has said the following: “I once asked my brother, Musa (a.s.), about the ring; if it is worn on the right hand. He (the Imam) said, ‘You can wear it on the right or left, as you wish.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Ali ibn ‘ Atiyyah who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah used the ring for a very little time and then he (the Messenger of Allah) abandoned it.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

11. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ja‘far ibn Muhammad al-Ash‘ariy from ibn al-Qaddah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, would wear the ring on his right hand.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

12. Through the same chain of narrators as that of the previous Hadith the following is narrated: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Ali, al-Hassan and al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, would wear the ring on their left hands.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

13. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ from Muthanna’ al-Hannat from Hatim ibn Tsma‘il who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that al-Hassan and al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, wore the ring on their left hands.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

14. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr from Aban from Yahya ibn abu al-‘Ala’ who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that al-Hassan and al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, wore the ring on their left hands.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

15. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Salih ibn al-Sindiy from Ja‘far ibn Bashir from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad al-‘Arzamiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that al-Hassan and al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, wore the ring on their right hands (fingers).”’

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

16. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Muhammad ibn Ali from al-‘Arzamiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin would wear the ring on his right hand.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

17. Sahl ibn Ziyad has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Safwan who has said the following: “Abu al-Hassan, al-Rida’ (a.s.), has said, ‘They evaluated the ring of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), and my father bought it for seven.’ I then asked, ‘Was it seven dirham?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It was seven dinars.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.