How is it possible to reconcile between the two narrations? In the first, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted wearing an iron ring, while in the other narration, he prohibited it?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, the hadith of Abdullah ibn Buraydah from his father, in which he said: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with a ring on his hand... He said: Why do I smell a stench from you... So he threw it away and put on an iron ring, and he said So he threw it away. He said: From what... O Messenger of Allah? He said:
The Shaykh : From silver. No, from silver.
The questioner : From silver. This is the other narration reported from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, in which a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from Bahrain, and at the end of the hadith, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him:Sunan an-Nasa'i 5206Hasan (Darussalam)?
The Shaykh : Both hadiths are weak and not authentic. In the first hadith, after he ordered him to make a ring from silver, it said: "And do not exceed one mithqal", or as it came in the hadith. This specific hadith, and the second one as well, are ones I discussed regarding their chains of narration in my book *Adab al-Zafaf fi al-Sunnah al-Mutaharah* (The Etiquettes of Marriage in the Pure Sunnah), where I mentioned that wearing a ring of silver is permissible. I mentioned there, with some detail, the weakness of these two hadiths on the occasion of discussing the gold ring, which many young men wear during their engagement. We pointed out that for men, it is forbidden by consensus, while for women, there is a difference of opinion, and the stronger view is that it is also forbidden for them. Then the topic progressed, and we mentioned that a silver ring is permissible and that its weight is not considered, as came in this hadith of Abdullah ibn Buraydah from his father, and the other hadith is the same. However, it is necessary to point out, as we did there, that in some authentic hadiths from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), there is a prohibition against wearing a ring of brass (copper) as well as a ring of iron. This is contrary to what is in the minds of many people, that the prohibition is specific only to the gold ring, while anything else, such as silver, copper, and iron, is permissible. The correct view is that silver is permissible without doubt, but a copper ring and an iron ring are not permissible. In some narrations explaining the prohibition of wearing an iron ring, it is stated that it is the adornment of the people of the Fire. So this prohibition is established in some hadiths, and I had mentioned some of them in the previously mentioned book, *Adab al-Zafaf fi al-Sunnah al-Mutaharah*. Anything else? That is it, your turn is over, please proceed.
Why do I find on you the adornment of the people of the Fire?
ما لي أجد عليك حلية أهل النارFrom silver.
من ورقThe Shaykh : From silver. No, from silver.
The questioner : From silver. This is the other narration reported from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, in which a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from Bahrain, and at the end of the hadith, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him:
A ring of iron or silver or brass
اتخذ حلقة من حديد أو ورق أو ...The Shaykh : Both hadiths are weak and not authentic. In the first hadith, after he ordered him to make a ring from silver, it said: "And do not exceed one mithqal", or as it came in the hadith. This specific hadith, and the second one as well, are ones I discussed regarding their chains of narration in my book *Adab al-Zafaf fi al-Sunnah al-Mutaharah* (The Etiquettes of Marriage in the Pure Sunnah), where I mentioned that wearing a ring of silver is permissible. I mentioned there, with some detail, the weakness of these two hadiths on the occasion of discussing the gold ring, which many young men wear during their engagement. We pointed out that for men, it is forbidden by consensus, while for women, there is a difference of opinion, and the stronger view is that it is also forbidden for them. Then the topic progressed, and we mentioned that a silver ring is permissible and that its weight is not considered, as came in this hadith of Abdullah ibn Buraydah from his father, and the other hadith is the same. However, it is necessary to point out, as we did there, that in some authentic hadiths from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), there is a prohibition against wearing a ring of brass (copper) as well as a ring of iron. This is contrary to what is in the minds of many people, that the prohibition is specific only to the gold ring, while anything else, such as silver, copper, and iron, is permissible. The correct view is that silver is permissible without doubt, but a copper ring and an iron ring are not permissible. In some narrations explaining the prohibition of wearing an iron ring, it is stated that it is the adornment of the people of the Fire. So this prohibition is established in some hadiths, and I had mentioned some of them in the previously mentioned book, *Adab al-Zafaf fi al-Sunnah al-Mutaharah*. Anything else? That is it, your turn is over, please proceed.