Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 756 – Volume 7, Book 72

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Volume 7, Book 72, Number 756:
Narrated Ibn. 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle wore a gold ring or a silver ring and placed its stone towards the palm of his hand
and had the name 'Muhammad, the Apostle of Allah' engraved on it. The people also started wearing
gold rings like it, but when the Prophet saw them wearing such rings, he threw away his own ring
and said. "I will never wear it," and then wore a silver ring, whereupon the people too started wear –
ing silver rings. Ibn Umar added: After the Prophet Abu Bakr wore the ring, and then Umar and then
'Uthman wore it till it fell in the Aris well from 'Uthman. bin 'Umar : Allah's Apostle wore a gold ring,
then he threw it and said, "I will never wear it." The people also threw their (gold) rings.