Those who disliked the gold ring

It is narrated from Abu al-Kunud that he said: On the Day of Mihran one of the great men of the enemy was killed, and I saw a ring on him, so I put it on. Then Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) saw it on me. He took it, placed it between two of his molars and broke it, then threw it towards me and said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from the gold ring."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the gold ring.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from wearing gold rings.

It is narrated from the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that she said: The Negus sent the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) a gift of jewellery, among which was a gold ring with an Abyssinian stone. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) picked up the ring with a stick while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was turning away from it, or he (peace and blessings be upon him) picked it up with his finger while he was turning away from it. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) called his granddaughter Umamah bint Abi al-As and said: "O daughter, wear this."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: There was a gold ring on my finger. Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) reached for it, and I thought that he only wanted to look at it, so I let my hand go slack. He took it, and then he flung it away. I neither asked him about it nor looked for it.

Ja'far narrates from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was wearing a gold ring when he (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to the people, and the people began to look at the ring. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his right hand over his little finger. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) went back to his house and threw it away.

Umar bin Sa'id said: My mother told me on the authority of my father, who said: I went to visit Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) when I was a small boy, and I was wearing a gold ring. Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "O slave girl, hand me this ring." So she handed it to her. She said: "Take this to his family and make a silver ring for him." I said: "My family has no need of it." She said: "Then give it in charity and make a silver ring for him."

It is narrated from Alqamah that he said: Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) saw a gold ring on the hand of Sayyiduna Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "Has the time not yet come for this to be thrown away?" Sayyiduna Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Yes indeed. You will not see it on me after this."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I came to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) with a gold ring on my hand, and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) struck my hand with a stick that he had with him.

It is narrated from Abd al-Malik that he said: Sa'id bin Jubayr saw a gold ring on a young man of the Ansar and said to him: "Do you not have a sister?" He said: "Yes, I do." He said: "Then give it to her."

Mughirah reports concerning Ibrahim that he disliked the gold ring.

It is narrated from Uqbah bin Wassaj that he said: I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) about gold, and he said: "We used to dislike it for men."

Waki' reports concerning Malik bin Anas that he disliked the gold ring.

It is narrated from Ibn Sirin that he said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) saw a gold ring on the hand of a man, and he forbade him from it.