Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibit wearing a ring on the index and middle fingers specifically for women, or is it a general prohibition for both men and women?
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The questioner : The hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is: .
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : What is the meaning of the hadith? Is it specific to men and women, or is it for men only?
The Shaykh : No, it is comprehensive without a doubt, and there is no specification. However, there is a point of concern in the hadith, which is that it came in two wordings: or . After I traced the chains of narration, it became clear to me that this is a doubt from the narrator, not a choice from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). That is, the "or" here does not mean the "and" of absolute conjunction, but rather it is a doubt from the narrator. After this, the question arises: what is the stronger position regarding this doubtful matter, whether it is this or that? Now, the truth is that the stronger position is absent from my mind. First, were you able to reach the stronger position in these two doubtful matters, or were you unable to? And if you were able to, what is it? Otherwise, it now requires review. Perhaps you can call me by phone so that I can review what I had written on this matter in the past. Yes.
Another questioner : But this hadith came in Sahih Muslim.
The Shaykh : I know that it is in Sahih Muslim.
Another questioner : He said: He (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited wearing a ring on the index and middle fingers.
The Shaykh : Or, or in a second narration, there is doubt, and the "and" here is one of two possibilities.The questioner : This is comprehensive for the foot.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Comprehensive for the foot.
The Shaykh : For the foot.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : No, and does one wear a ring on the foot?
The questioner : Yes, among women.
The Shaykh : Among women?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : We are speaking, I mean, about what is customary and known.
The questioner : There are rings that are worn on the toes.
The Shaykh : Do you authenticate this?
The questioner : It is authentic, this, O Shaykh. Yes, I authenticate this. This report is authentic from Aisha, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : What is my question?
The questioner : I authenticate this.
The Shaykh : Do you authenticate this?
The questioner : What is this? I don't understand you. No, by Allah, look, when I want to say "I authenticate," what do you mean? Do you mean the report of Aisha, or the meaning of "fatkh"? "Fatkh" is known and mentioned in al-Lisan.
The Shaykh : First, the wording is "fatkh."
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Like that, meaning you are the one who sets the criterion.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, and you are the authenticator.
The questioner : Authenticator of what? The report? Your Shaykh, Abdullah ibn Yusuf, authenticates the report. The report is authentic because one of our sisters...
Another questioner : It hurts, it hurts greatly if the ring is placed on the finger of the man. No, no, I didn't understand what he intends.The Shaykh : Correct.
He prohibited me from wearing a ring on this and this.
نهاني أن أتختم بهذا وهذاThe Shaykh : How?
The questioner :
He prohibited me from wearing a ring.
نهاني أن أتختمThe Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : What is the meaning of the hadith? Is it specific to men and women, or is it for men only?
The Shaykh : No, it is comprehensive without a doubt, and there is no specification. However, there is a point of concern in the hadith, which is that it came in two wordings:
This and this.
هذا وهذاThis or this.
هذا أو هذاAnother questioner : But this hadith came in Sahih Muslim.
The Shaykh : I know that it is in Sahih Muslim.
Another questioner : He said: He (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited wearing a ring on the index and middle fingers.
The Shaykh : Or, or in a second narration, there is doubt, and the "and" here is one of two possibilities.The questioner : This is comprehensive for the foot.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Comprehensive for the foot.
The Shaykh : For the foot.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : No, and does one wear a ring on the foot?
The questioner : Yes, among women.
The Shaykh : Among women?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : We are speaking, I mean, about what is customary and known.
The questioner : There are rings that are worn on the toes.
The Shaykh : Do you authenticate this?
The questioner : It is authentic, this, O Shaykh. Yes, I authenticate this. This report is authentic from Aisha, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : What is my question?
The questioner : I authenticate this.
The Shaykh : Do you authenticate this?
The questioner : What is this? I don't understand you. No, by Allah, look, when I want to say "I authenticate," what do you mean? Do you mean the report of Aisha, or the meaning of "fatkh"? "Fatkh" is known and mentioned in al-Lisan.
The Shaykh : First, the wording is "fatkh."
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Like that, meaning you are the one who sets the criterion.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, and you are the authenticator.
The questioner : Authenticator of what? The report? Your Shaykh, Abdullah ibn Yusuf, authenticates the report. The report is authentic because one of our sisters...
Another questioner : It hurts, it hurts greatly if the ring is placed on the finger of the man. No, no, I didn't understand what he intends.The Shaykh : Correct.
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