سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الزينة من السننThe Book of Adornment
بَابُ : الْكَرَاهِيَةِ لِلنِّسَاءِ فِي إِظْهَارِ الْحُلِيِّ وَالذَّهَبِChapter: Dislike for Women to Show Their Jewelry and Gold
Hadith 5146
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنِي الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاق بْنُ بَكْرٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى عَلَيْهَا مَسَكَتَيْ ذَهَبٍ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَلَا أُخْبِرُكِ بِمَا هُوَ أَحْسَنُ مِنْ هَذَا ؟ لَوْ نَزَعْتِ هَذَا وَجَعَلْتِ مَسَكَتَيْنِ مِنْ وَرِقٍ ثُمَّ صَفَّرْتِهِمَا بِزَعْفَرَانٍ كَانَتَا حَسَنَتَيْنِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عَبْد الرَّحْمَنِ : هَذَا غَيْرُ مَحْفُوظٍ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ .
´It was narrated from 'Aishah that:` The Messenger of Allah [SAW] saw her wearing two bracelets of gold. The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: "Shall I not tell you of something that is better than this? Why don't you take these off and wear two bracelets of silver, and paint them yellow with saffron, and they will look fine.'"
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) Imam al-Nasa’i rahimahullah’s statement regarding this context being “unreliable” (ghayr mahfuz) is open to question. This hadith is authentic in its chain of transmission, therefore there is no reason for it to be considered unreliable. And Allah knows best.
(2) Gold is a very precious thing. To keep something of such value merely for adornment is not a good practice, especially when Allah Ta’ala has created it for trade. As for adornment, that can also be achieved from its color, and moreover, there is a strong likelihood of ostentation and pride in displaying gold jewelry. Therefore, despite its permissibility, abstention is better, especially for people of knowledge and virtue.
(2) Gold is a very precious thing. To keep something of such value merely for adornment is not a good practice, especially when Allah Ta’ala has created it for trade. As for adornment, that can also be achieved from its color, and moreover, there is a strong likelihood of ostentation and pride in displaying gold jewelry. Therefore, despite its permissibility, abstention is better, especially for people of knowledge and virtue.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 5146
