This hadith indicates that gold rings are forbidden to men. Numerous hadiths explicitly prohibiting them have been mentioned in my book Adab al-Zifaf (The Etiquettes of Marriage); whoever wishes may consult them. Consensus therefore came to be established on their prohibition, although some of the Companions had worn them. This is understood to mean either that the prohibition had not reached them, or that they understood it as indicating mere disapproval. Some of them may also have regarded it as a ruling specific to him. See Fath al-Bari (10/266–268) regarding this.

1193 — “The one-eyed Dajjal is very white and bright-faced—in another narration, pale—as though his head were that of a viper. The person he most resembles is ʿAbd al-ʿUzza ibn Qaṭan. Even if those who perish do perish, your Lord, Exalted is He, is not one-eyed.”

It was recorded by Ibn Hibban in his Sahih (no. 1900, al-Mawarid), Ahmad (1/240 and 313), Abu Ishaq al-Harbi in Gharib al-Hadith (5/73/1 and 93/1), and Ibn Mandah in al-Tawhid (83/1), through several routes from Simak ibn Harb, from ʿIkrimah, from Ibn ʿAbbas, attributed to the Prophet. I say: This is an authentic chain of transmission meeting Muslim’s criteria.

Rare expressions:

“Very white” means white; “bright-faced” has the same meaning. “Pale” means that his colour is like that of a white donkey—that is, white. An aṣlah, with the hamzah and ṣād carrying fatḥah, is a viper. It is also said to be a large, thick, short snake. The Arabs liken a small head that moves frequently to the head of a snake, as stated in al-Nihayah. “Those who perish” is the plural of “one who perishes”; that is, if ignorant people are led to ruin and go astray because of him, then know that Allah is not one-eyed.