Collection: Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 24732

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to wear the signet-ring on his left hand, and put its stone next the palm of his hand. Abu Dawud said: Ibn Ishaq and Usamah b. Zaid transmitted from Nafi’: “On his right hand”.

Sunan Abi Dawud 24727

The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) disliked ten things: Yellow colouring, meaning khaluq, dyeing grey hair, trailing the lower garment, wearing a gold signet-ring, a woman decking herself before people who are not within the prohibited degrees, throwing dice, using spells except with the Mu’awwidhatan, wearing amulets, withdrawing the penis before the semen is discharged, in […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 24728

A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he was wearing a signet-ring of yellow copper. He said to him: How is it that I notice the odour of idols in you? So he threw it away, and came wearing an iron signet ring. He (the Prophet) said: What is it that I see you […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 24729

The signet-ring of the Prophet (ﷺ) was of iron polished with silver. Sometimes it remained in my possession. Al-Mu’ayqib was in charge of the signet-ring of the Prophet (ﷺ).

Sunan Abi Dawud 24726

Ziyad b. Sa’d, Shu’aib and Ibn Musafir transmitted it from al-Zuhri. ‘Ali said in their versions: “of silver”.

Sunan Abi Dawud 24723

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took a signet-ring of gold, and put the stone next the palm of his hand. He engraved on it “Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah”. The people then took signet-rings of gold. When he saw that they had taken them (like his ring) he threw it away and said: I shall […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 24724

He engraved on it “Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah.” and said: “No one must engrave anything in the manner of this signet-ring of mine. He then transmitted the rest of the tradition.

Sunan Abi Dawud 24725

They searched for it but could not find it. ‘Uthman then fashioned a signet-ring and engraved on it “Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah”. He used to wear it or stamp with it.

Sunan Abi Dawud 24718

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went on a journey, the last member of his family he saw was Fatimah, and the first he visited on his return was Fatimah. Once when he returned from an expedition she had hung up a hair-cloth, or a curtain, at her door, and adorned al-Hasan and al-Husayn with […]