This is part 4 of 12 of “The Book of Dress, Adornment and Manliness”, book 26 of Al-Kafi — Hadith 12,244–12,293. The book is long enough that it is split across 12 pages so each one stays quick to load; the parts run in order and are linked at the foot of the page.
2. Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama‘ah from Wuhayb ibn Hafs from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘When wearing on begin with the right foot and when taking off your al-Khuff (half-boot) or shoe begin with the left foot.’”
3. 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, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘When one of you wears his shoes he must wear on the right foot first then the left foot, when taking off you should remove from the left before the right.’”
4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Aban from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘Do not walk with one pair of shoe.’ I asked, ‘Why I must not walk with one shoe?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is because if a touch of Satan reaches you, it will never go away, unless Allah wants otherwise.’”
5. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from al-‘Ala’ from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘If one walks with one shoe and if a touch of Satan reaches, him it will not leave him unless Allah wants otherwise.’”
عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ( عليه السلام ) أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَمْشِي فِي نَعْلٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَ يُصْلِحُ الْأُخْرَى لَا يَرَى بِذَلِكَ بَأْساً .
6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that Ali ibn al-Husayn, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, walked with one shoe while repairing the other one, and he did not consider it harmful.’”
عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ كَانَ خَاتَمُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) مِنْ وَرِقٍ .
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn Salim who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, 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).’”
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ وَ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ وَهْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ كَانَ خَاتَمُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) مِنْ وَرِقٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ كَانَ فِيهِ فَصٌّ قَالَ لَا .
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, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, 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.’”
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, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘Wearing the ring (insignia) is of the noble tradition.’”
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), ‘Alayhi al-Salam, 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.’”
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ غَالِبِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ رَوْحِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) لَا تَخَتَّمْ بِالذَّهَبِ فَإِنَّهُ زِينَتُكَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ.
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, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, 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.’”
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ جَدِّهِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) لَا تَخَتَّمُوا بِغَيْرِ الْفِضَّةِ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) قَالَ مَا طَهُرَتْ كَفٌّ فِيهَا خَاتَمُ حَدِيدٍ .
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, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, 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.’””
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, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘Do not wear on your hand a ring of gold.’”
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, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, 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.’” (This is because of Taqiyah, according to al-Majlisy)
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, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, 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.’”
عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ مَا تَخَتَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) إِلَّا يَسِيراً حَتَّى تَرَكَهُ .
10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Ali ibn ‘ Atiyyah who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that the Messenger of Allah used the ring for a very little time and then he (the Messenger of Allah) abandoned it.’”
عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ الْقَدَّاحِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) كَانَ يَتَخَتَّمُ فِي يَمِينِهِ .
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, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, 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.’”
وَ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ وَ الْحَسَنُ وَ الْحُسَيْنُ ( صلوات الله عليهم ) يَتَخَتَّمُونَ فِي أَيْسَارِهِمْ .
12. Through the same chain of narrators as that of the previous Hadith the following is narrated: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that Ali, al-Hassan and al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, would wear the ring on their left hands.’”
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, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that al-Hassan and al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, wore the ring on their left hands.’”
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, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that al-Hassan and al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, wore the ring on their left hands.’”
عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ السِّنْدِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَرْزَمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) أَنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ( عليه السلام ) كَانَ يَتَخَتَّمُ فِي يَمِينِهِ .
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, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that al-Hassan and al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, wore the ring on their right hands (fingers).”’
عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ الْعَرْزَمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) يَتَخَتَّمُ فِي يَمِينِهِ .
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, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin would wear the ring on his right hand.’”
سَهْلُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ قَوَّمُوا خَاتَمَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) فَأَخَذَهُ أَبِي مِنْهُمْ بِسَبْعَةٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ بِسَبْعَةِ دَرَاهِمَ قَالَ بِسَبْعَةِ دَنَانِيرَ .
17. Sahl ibn Ziyad has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Safwan who has said the following: “Abu al-Hassan, al-Rida’, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘They evaluated the ring of abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, and my father bought it for seven.’ I then asked, ‘Was it seven dirham?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It was seven dinars.’”
1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr who has said the following: “Al-Rida’, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘Carnelian disallows poverty and wearing carnelian dispels hypocrisy.’”
2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ who has said the following: “Abu al-Hassan, al-Rida’, has said, ‘One who achieves a share of carnelian his share is a plentiful share.’”
عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَيْلِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ التَّنُوكِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) تَخَتَّمُوا بِالْعَقِيقِ فَإِنَّهُ مُبَارَكٌ وَ مَنْ تَخَتَّمَ بِالْعَقِيقِ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يُقْضَى لَهُ بِالْحُسْنَى .
3. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Muhammad ibn Ali from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Zayd ibn Aslam al-Tanukiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘Wear a ring of carnelian; it is blessed and one who uses a ring of carnelian has a good chance to end up in goodness.’”
4. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from certain persons of his people from Salih ibn ‘Uqbah from Fudayl ibn ‘Uthman from Rabi‘ah al-Ra’iy who has said the following: “Once on the hand of abu al-Hassan, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, I saw carnelian as the stone of the ring, and asked, ‘What is this stone?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘It is a Roman carnelian. The Messenger of Allah has said, “If one uses carnelian as his ring his wishes come true.’””
عَنْهُ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) الْعَقِيقُ أَمَانٌ فِي السَّفَرِ .
5. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from certain persons of his people in a marfu‘ manner has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘Agate is safety on a journey.’”
6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ali ibn Ma’bad from al-Husayn ibn Khalid who has said the following: “Al-Rida’, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, would say, ‘One who uses ‘Aqiq (carnelian) as the stone of his ring does not become poor and he ends up only in goodness.’”
7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ya‘qub ibn Yazid from Ibrahim ibn ‘Uqbah from Sayabah ibn Ayyub from Muhammad ibn al-Fadl from ‘Abd al-Rahim al-Qasir who has said the following: “Once, the governor summoned a man of Ale abu Talib in a criminal case, and he passed by abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, who said, ‘Follow him with a ring of ‘Aqiq (carnelian)’. ‘Aqiq (carnelian) ring was brought and he did not experience any undesirable matters.’”
عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ شَكَا رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) أَنَّهُ قُطِعَ عَلَيْهِ الطَّرِيقُ فَقَالَ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) هَلَّا تَخَتَّمْتَ بِالْعَقِيقِ فَإِنَّهُ يَحْرُسُ مِنْ كُلِّ سُوءٍ .
8. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Muhammad ibn Ahmad in a marfu‘ manner has said the following: “He (the Imam), ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that once a man complained before the Messenger of Allah, O Allah grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to your cause, that on the road he was robbed. The Messenger of Allah said, ‘Why did you not wear the ring of ‘Aqiq (carnelian) which is protects from every evil matters?’”
عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنِ الرِّضَا ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ كَانَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ تَخَتَّمُوا بِالْيَوَاقِيتِ فَإِنَّهَا تَنْفِي الْفَقْرَ .
1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ali ibn Ma’bad from al-Husayn ibn Khalid who has said the following: “Al-Rida’, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, would say, ‘You must use ruby as a ring, it disallows poverty.’”
عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَيْلِ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ ( عليهم السلام ) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) تَخَتَّمُوا بِالْيَوَاقِيتِ فَإِنَّهَا تَنْفِي الْفَقْرَ .
2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl from abu al-Hassan from his father from his grandfather who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘You must use rubies as rings; they disallow poverty.’”
3. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Harun ibn Muslim from a man from a certain persons of our people, al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn al-Fadl called Sikbaj from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr, Sahib al-’Anzal who worked for certain tasks of al-Madiy, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said the following: “He (the Imam), Alayhi al-Salam, one day said to me dictating in a book, ‘Using emerald in a ring is a comfort which is free of difficulties.’”
4. Sahl ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Dihqan ‘Ubayd Allah from al-Husayn ibn Khalid who has said the following: “I once heard abu al-Hassan, Alayhi al-Salam, saying, ‘You must use ruby in the ring; it disallows poverty.’”
5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Bakr ibn Muhammad who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘It is Mustahab (desirable) to use ruby as a ring.’”
1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad in a marfu‘ manner has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ’If one uses a ring of turquoise his palm does not become poor.’”
عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بُنْدَارَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الْأَحْمَرِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى ( عليه السلام ) وَ فِي إِصْبَعِهِ خَاتَمٌ فَصُّهُ فَيْرُوزَجٌ نَقْشُهُ اللَّهُ الْمَلِكُ فَأَدَمْتُ النَّظَرَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا لَكَ تُدِيمُ النَّظَرَ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّهُ كَانَ لِعَلِيٍّ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) خَاتَمٌ فَصُّهُ فَيْرُوزَجٌ نَقْشُهُ اللَّهُ الْمَلِكُفَقَالَ أَ تَعْرِفُهُ قُلْتُ لَا فَقَالَ هَذَا هُوَ تَدْرِي مَا سَبَبُهُ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ هَذَا حَجَرٌ أَهْدَاهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ ( عليه السلام ) إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَوَهَبَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) أَ تَدْرِي مَا اسْمُهُ قُلْتُ فَيْرُوزَجٌ قَالَ هَذَا بِالْفَارِسِيَّةِ فَمَا اسْمُهُ بِالْعَرَبِيَّةِ قُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي قَالَ اسْمُهُ الظَّفَرُ .
2. Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Bandar has narrated from Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Ahmar from al-Hassan ibn Sahl from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Mehran who has said the following: “I once visited abu al-Hassan, Musa, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, and on his finger was a ring with a stone which was turquoise with an engraving that said, ’Allah is the owner’. I continued looking on it and he (the Imam) asked, ’Why do you continue looking at it?’ I replied, ‘I have received information that Ali, ’Amir al-Mu’minin had a ring which had a stone of turquoise and its engraving said, “Allah is the owner”.’ He (the Imam) asked, ‘Do you recognize it?’ I replied, ‘No, I do not recognize it.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘This is that ring; do you know what is the reason?’ I replied, ‘No, I do not know.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘This is a stone which Jibril gave as a gift to the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, and the Messenger of Allah gave it as a gift to ’Amir al-Mu’minin, ‘Alayhi al-Salam. Do you know what its name is?’ I replied, ‘It is Firozaj (turquoise).’ He (the Imam) said, ‘That is in al-Farsiyah. What is its name in Arabic?’ I replied, ‘I do not know.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Its name is al-Zafar (victory).”’
1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from Muhammad ibn Ali from ‘Ubayd ibn Yahya from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn from his father from his grandfather has said the following: “’Amir al-Mu’minin, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘Use Yemenite carnelian as the ring; it dispels plots, the evil plans of defiant Satans.’”
2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Rayyan from Ali ibn Muhammad known as ibn Wahbah al-‘Abdasiy which is a town in Wasit in a marfu‘ manner has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘Al-Billur (crystal) is very good for the stone of a ring.”’
عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ كَانَ نَقْشُ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَ كَانَ نَقْشُ خَاتَمِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) اللَّهُ الْمَلِكُ وَ كَانَ نَقْشُ خَاتَمِ أَبِي ( عليه السلام ) الْعِزَّةُ لِلَّهِ .
1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that the engraving on the ring of the Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, said, ‘Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah’. The engraving on the ring of ’Amir al-Mu’minin, ‘Alayhi al- Salam, said, ‘Allah is the owner’ and the engraving on the ring of my father said, ‘All glory belongs to Allah’.”
2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Jamil ibn Darraj from Yunus ibn Zabayan and Hafs ibn Ghiyath who has said the following: “Once we asked abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, saying, ‘We pray to Allah to keep our souls in service for your cause, is it undesirable to write on one’s ring something other than one’s name and the name of one’s father?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘The writing on my ring says, ‘Allah is the Creator of all things’. On the ring of my father, Muhammad ibn Ali, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, who was the best Muhammadi, I saw with my own eyes, the writing said, ‘All glory belongs to Allah. ’ On the ring of Ali ibn al-Husayn, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, the writing said, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, the most High, the most Great.’ On the ring of al-Hassan and al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, the writing said, ‘Allah is sufficient for me.’ On the ring of ’Amir al-Mu’minin, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, the writing said, ‘Allah is the owner’.’”
3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Nuhaykiy from Ibrahim ibn ‘Abd al-Hamid who has said that:Mu‘attib passed by me and there was a ring with him and I asked him what it was? He replied, ‘It is the ring of abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam.’ I took it to read what was written on it and it said, ‘O Lord, You are my protector so protect me from the mischief of Your creatures.’” (This may not be consider a Hadith directly from an Imam, but it speaks what was written on the ring of the Imam)
عَنْهُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ( عليه السلام ) فَأَخْرَجَ إِلَيْنَا خَاتَمَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) وَ خَاتَمَ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ( عليه السلام ) وَ كَانَ عَلَى خَاتَمِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) أَنْتَ ثِقَتِي فَاعْصِمْنِي مِنَ النَّاسِ وَ نَقْشُ خَاتَمِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ( عليه السلام ) حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ وَ فِيهِ وَرْدَةٌ وَ هِلَالٌ فِي أَعْلَاهُ .
4. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr who has said the following: “I once was with abu al-Hassan, al-Rida’, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, and he (the Imam) showed us the ring of abu ‘Abd Allah, and abu al-Hassan, ‘Alayhim al-Salam. On the ring of abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al- Salam, it said, ‘You are my trusty so protect me from people. ’ The engraving on the ring of abu al- Hassan, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, said, ‘Allah is sufficient for me’ and there was a flower and a crescent on its upper part.’”
5. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Yunus ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman who has said the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan, al-Rida’, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the engraving on his ring and the ring of his father. He (the Imam) said, ‘The engraving on my ring says, ‘It is whatever Allah wants and there is no power except the power of Allah’ and the engraving on the ring of my father said, ‘Allah is sufficient for me’ and it is what I used for my ring.’”
عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ كَانَ عَلَى خَاتَمِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ( عليه السلام ) خَزِيَ وَ شَقِيَ قَاتِلُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ( عليه السلام ) .
6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Afi ibn Ma’bad from af-Husayn ibn Khafid who has said the following: “Abu al-Hassan, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘On the ring of Ali ibn al-Husayn, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, the writing said, ‘Disgraced and destroyed are murderers of al-Husayn ibn Ah’ ‘Alayhi al-Salam.’”
سَهْلُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ وَاصِلِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ قَالَ ذَكَرْنَا خَاتَمَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَقَالَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ أُرِيَكَهُ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَدَعَا بِحُقٍّ مَخْتُومٍ فَفَتَحَهُ وَ أَخْرَجَهُ فِي قُطْنَةٍ فَإِذَا حَلْقَةُ فِضَّةٍ وَ فِيهِ فَصٌّ أَسْوَدُ عَلَيْهِ مَكْتُوبٌ سَطْرَانِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ فَصَّ النَّبِيِّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) أَسْوَدُ .
7. Sahf ibn Ziyad has narrated from certain persons of his people from Wasil ibn Sulayman from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “Once we mentioned the ring of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, and he (the Imam) said, ‘Will you like if I show you?’ I replied, ‘Yes, (I will be delighted to see it).’ He (the Imam) then asked for a sealed package and took from it a pack of cotton in which there was a ring of silver. It had a piece of black stone with two lines of writing that said, ‘Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.’ He (the narrator) has said that he (the Imam) said, ‘The stone of the ring of the Holy Prophet is black.’”
سَهْلُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الثَّانِي ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّا رُوِّينَا فِي الْحَدِيثِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) كَانَ يَسْتَنْجِي وَ خَاتَمُهُ فِي إِصْبَعِهِ وَ كَذَلِكَ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) وَ كَانَ نَقْشُ خَاتَمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَ صَدَقُوا قُلْتُ فَيَنْبَغِي لَنَا أَنْ نَفْعَلَ قَالَ إِنَّ أُولَئِكَ كَانُوا يَتَخَتَّمُونَ فِي الْيَدِ الْيُمْنَى وَ إِنَّكُمْ أَنْتُمْ تَتَخَتَّمُونَ فِي الْيُسْرَىقَالَ فَسَكَتَ فَقَالَ أَ تَدْرِي مَا كَانَ نَقْشُ خَاتَمِ آدَمَ ( عليه السلام ) فَقُلْتُ لَا فَقَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَ كَانَ نَقْشُ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَ خَاتَمِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) اللَّهُ الْمَلِكُ وَ خَاتَمِ الْحَسَنِ ( عليه السلام ) الْعِزَّةُ لِلَّهِ وَ خَاتَمِ الْحُسَيْنِ ( عليه السلام ) إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَالِغُ أَمْرِهِ وَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ( عليه السلام ) خَاتَمُ أَبِيهِ وَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الْأَكْبَرُ خَاتَمُ جَدِّهِ الْحُسَيْنِ ( عليه السلام ) وَ خَاتَمُ جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) اللَّهُ وَلِيِّي وَ عِصْمَتِي مِنْ خَلْقِهِ وَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الْأَوَّلُ ( عليه السلام ) حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ وَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الثَّانِي مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِوَ قَالَ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ وَ مَدَّ يَدَهُ إِلَيَّ وَ قَالَ خَاتَمِي خَاتَمُ أَبِي ( عليه السلام ) أَيْضاً .
8. Sahl ibn Ziyad Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Husayn ibn Khalid who has said the following: “I once said to abu al-Hassan, al-Thaniy, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, ‘We narrate in Hadith that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, after using the rest room performed cleansing while wearing his ring on his finger and so also did ’Amir al-Mu’minin. The engraving on the ring of the Messenger of Allah said, ‘Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah’. He (the Imam) said, ‘They have spoken the truth.’ I then asked, ‘Is it proper for us to do so?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘They wore the ring on their right hand and you wear it on your left hand.’ I then remained quiet and he (the Imam) asked, ‘Do you know what the engraving on the ring of Adam, ‘Alayhi al-Salam was?’ I replied, ‘No, I do not know.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It was ‘No one deserves worship except Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.’ The engraving on the ring of the last and seal of the prophets said, ‘Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah’. The engraving on the ring of ’Amir al-Mu’minin said, ‘Allah is the owner. ’ On the ring of al-Hassan, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, it said, ‘All glory belongs to Allah.’ On the ring of al-Husayn, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, it said, ‘Allah achieves His goals.’ On the ring of Ali ibn al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, it was like the ring of his father. On the ring of abu Ja‘far, the great, it was like the ring of his grandfather. On the ring of Ja‘far, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, it said, ‘Allah is my Guardian and protector from His creatures. ’ On the ring of abu al- Hassan, al-Awwal, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, it said, ‘Allah is sufficient for me.’ On the ring of abu al-Hassan, al-Thaniy, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, it said, ‘It is all what Allah wants, there is no power except Allah.’ Al- Husayn ibn Khalid has said that he (the Imam) then extended his hand to me and said, ‘The engraving on my ring is like the engraving on the ring of my father, ‘Alayhi al-Salam.’” (Abu al-Hassan, al- Thaniy, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, it seems had two rings. One was his own ring with engraving that said, ‘It is all what Allah wants, there is no power except Allah’ and his other ring was the ring of his father).
9. 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, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, ‘If one engraves the name of Allah on his ring he must change it from the hand with which one performs cleansing (washing one’s bottom).”’
1. Abu Ali al-Ash‘ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il from Ali ibn al-Nu’man from abu al-Sabbah al-Kinaniy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the case of children; if they can use gold as ornaments. He (the Imam) said that Ali ibn al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, allowed his children and women to use gold and silver as ornaments.’”
2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ and Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr all from Dawud ibn Sarhan who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the case of children; if they can use gold as ornaments. He (the Imam) said, ‘My father, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, allowed his children and women to use gold and silver as ornaments, so it is not unlawful.’”
Sahih· al-Majlisi
Sunni collections: text from the open hadith-api dataset. Al-Kafi: Arabic text, Muhammad Sarwar's translation and gradings from Thaqalayn.net via the Thaqalayn API. Hadith numbering follows those editions and can differ from a printed copy — check the Arabic against a trusted edition before relying on a reference.
