Madani pearls about wearing a ring

1.         It is Haraam for men to wear a gold ring.

2.         It is Haraam to make a minor (boy) wear the jewellery made of gold and silver, and the one having the minor doing so will be a sinner.

3.         An iron ring is the jewellery of the damned (i.e. the inhabitants of Hell).

(Jami’ Tirmizi, vol. 3, pp. 305, Hadees 1792)

4.         It is permissible for men to wear only a silver ring with only one gemstone in it. If there is more than one gem or there are many gems, then it will not be permissible for men even if it is made of silver.

(Rad-dul-Muhtar, vol. 9, pp. 597)

5.         It is not permissible [for men] to wear a ring without a gem as a ring without a gemstones is not actually considered a ring.

6.         It is permissible to wear the ring inscribed with Huroof-e-Muqatta’aat [the letters in the beginning of some Quranic Surahs] but it is not permissible to wear or touch such a ring without Wudu. Likewise, it is also not permissible for the one shaking hands with one wearing such a ring to touch it without Wudu.

7.         Similarly, it is not permissible for men to wear more than one (permissible) ring or (one or more than one) rings without a gemstone because a ring without a gemstone is not considered as a ring. Women can however wear rings with gemstones. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, pp. 428)

Even without the need of using the ring as a stamp, for men, it is permissible to wear a silver ring that weighs less than 4.5 Maasha (i.e. 4 grams and 374 mg) which has only one gemstone. However, for the one who does not need to use it as his official stamp, it is preferable not to wear it even if it is a permissible ring. As for the one who needs to use it as his official stamp, not only is it permissible but also a Sunnah to wear such type of a ring for the very same purpose. However, if somebody wears it for the purpose of displaying arrogance or adopting a feminine