CHAPTER: What Has Been Reported About Using A Ring.
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم wanted to write to some persian rulers. He was told that they would not read a letter without a seal in the form of a silver ring on which he engraved Muhammad the Messenger of Allah.
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Anas through a different chain of narrators. This version as transmitted by 'Isa bin Yunus adds: It remained in his hand until he died, in the hand of Abu Bakr until he died, in the hand of Umar until he died, and in the hand of Uthman. When he was near a well, it fell down in it. He ordered to take it out, but it could not be found.
Narrated Anas: The signet-ring of the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم was of silver with an Abyssinian stone.
Narrated Anas: The signet-ring of the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم was all of silver as was also its stone.
Narrated Ibn Umar: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم took a signet-ring of gold, and put the stone next the palm of his hand. He engraved on it Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah . The people then took signet-rings of gold. When he saw that they had taken them (like his ring) he threw it away and said: I shall never wear it. He then fashioned a silver ring and engraved on it Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah . Then Abu Bakr wore it after him, then Umar wore it after Abu Bakr, and the Uthman wore it after Umar till it fell down in a well called Aris. Abu Dawud said: The people did not disagree on Uthman till the signet-rin fell down from his hand.
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn Umar through a different chain of narrators from the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. This version adds: He engraved on it Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. and said: No one must engrave anything in the manner of this signet-ring of mine. He then transmitted the rest of the tradition.
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn Umar through different chain of narrators from the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. This version adds: They searched for it but could not find it. Uthman then fashioned a signet-ring and engraved on it Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah . He used to wear it or stamp with it.
