The Shaykh mentioned a strange and wondrous story about the Well of Aris, in which the ring of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fell from 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him).

The Shaykh : Until it fell into the Well of Aris, which is a famous well in Madinah, close to Quba. The strange thing is that I saw, many years ago before this well was buried, people selling rings at the well. They would say to the pilgrims, "Buy rings and throw them into the well." Yes, so the pilgrims would buy them in large quantities, buying from these rings and throwing them into the well.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Yes, they are playing with them. Poor people, they say this is the well in which the ring of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fell, as if they want these rings to be companions to the ring of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) or servants to it. Otherwise, what is the meaning of taking them and throwing them? The Prophet did not throw his ring in. If he had thrown his ring in, it would have had some merit. But if it fell from the third of the Caliphs unintentionally, and 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) also tasked people with extracting this ring, but they were unable to do so for a wisdom that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) willed. Yes, the next question.

The questioner : Shaykh?

The Shaykh : It is all one thing. Leave the questions for later. Yes.