The ruling on a woman wearing a ring on her middle finger

The questioner : The first question: What is your opinion on the project of verifying the book *At-Turuq fi Musnad al-Hadith al-Nabawi* by Zaghlul, publishing it, and distinguishing its defective parts from its authentic ones?

The Shaykh : No one is capable of doing this today.

The questioner : Can anyone do it, our Shaykh?

The Shaykh : No one today.

The questioner : The second question, our Shaykh: Is there a hadith specifically addressing women, as opposed to men, regarding wearing a ring on the middle finger? This is despite the fact that the prohibition of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for 'Ali ibn Abi Talib was general, where he prohibited wearing a ring on the middle finger and the index finger, and despite the fact that what is reported regarding men includes women?

The Shaykh : In any case, the ruling, setting aside the hadith of 'Ali for now, because I conducted a study on it and, unfortunately, I do not recall its conclusion at the moment. However, the important point is that the rulings that came specifically regarding men also apply to women, based on his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: except for what is excluded by evidence. If evidence comes that excludes a woman from a ruling applicable to a man, the evidence is followed; otherwise, the default is as stated in the hadith: so there is no difference. What is permissible for a man to wear a ring on a certain finger is also permissible for a woman, and what is not permissible for him is not permissible for her. However, the hadith of 'Ali regarding this has details, and as I said, I am sorry, I do not remember them, and the hadith is in Sahih Muslim.