Hadith 5863

حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَشْعَثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ مُقَرِّنٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءَ بْنَ عَازِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، يَقُولُ : " نَهَانَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ سَبْعٍ ، نَهَانَا عَنْ خَاتَمِ الذَّهَبِ ، أَوْ قَالَ : حَلْقَةِ الذَّهَبِ وَعَنِ الْحَرِيرِ وَالْإِسْتَبْرَقِ وَالدِّيبَاجِ وَالْمِيثَرَةِ الْحَمْرَاءِ وَالْقَسِّيِّ وَآنِيَةِ الْفِضَّةِ ، وَأَمَرَنَا بِسَبْعٍ بِعِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ وَاتِّبَاعِ الْجَنَائِزِ وَتَشْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ وَرَدِّ السَّلَامِ وَإِجَابَةِ الدَّاعِي وَإِبْرَارِ الْمُقْسِمِ وَنَصْرِ الْمَظْلُومِ " .
Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib: The Prophet forbade us to use seven things: He forbade using gold rings, silk, Istabraq, Dibaj, red Mayathir, Al-Qassiy, and silver utensils. He ordered us to do seven other things. To pay a visit to the sick; to follow funeral processions; to say, "May Allah be merciful to you" to a sneezer if he says "Praise be to Allah"; to return greetings, to accept invitations; to help others to fulfil their oaths and to help the oppressed ones.
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب اللباس / 5863
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
From this hadith, it is understood that men are prohibited from wearing gold rings or gold bands; however, women are permitted to use them. It is unfortunate that in our society, men enthusiastically wear gold engagement rings and keep them as mementos, even though this is strictly prohibited in Islam.

(2)
In a situation of necessity, it is permissible to have a gold nose-piece fitted, as the permission of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) for Arfajah bin As'ad (radi Allahu anhu) is transmitted in the hadith.
(Sunan Abi Dawud, al-Khatam, Hadith: 4232)
From this hadith, Imam Abu Dawud has deduced that it is also permissible to have a gold tooth made, but gold jewelry is only permissible for women.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5863