أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ کُلَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قُلْ اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي وَسَدِّدْنِي وَنَهَانِي أَنْ أَضَعَ الْخَاتَمِ فِي هَذِهِ وَهَذِهِ وَأَشَارَ بِشْرٌ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ وَالْوُسْطَی قَالَ وَقَالَ عَاصِمٌ أَحَدُهُمَا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5227
It was narrated that ‘Ali said: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said to me: ‘Say: Allah, guide me and make me steadfast,’ and he forbade me to put a ring on this one and this one” — and Bishr (One of the narrators) pointed to his forefinger and middle finger. And ‘Asim said: “One of the two of them.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020