Is it wrong to wear a ring on the index and middle finger for men?

Question

Assalamualaikum,

I read that Allah's messenger (pbuh) forbade men from wearing rings on their index and middle finger. Is this accurate?

Jzk

Answer 1

Yes there exists a hadith which forbids wearing a ring on the middle and finger next to it. It is as follows:

قال علي نهاني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن أتختم في إصبعي هذه أو هذه قال فأومأ إلى الوسطى والتي تليها

Ali said:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade me that I should wear a ring in this and that finger of mine, and he pointed to the middle finger and the next one.

^{— Muslim}

Hence various jurists have ruled that for men it is makruh to wear a ring in these fingers, or that it is preferable to wear it on the little finger. And some have even said that a ring should only be worn on the little finger of the left hand by men since that is the place where the Prophet ﷺ wore it (see hadith).

Ref: Mawsoo‘ah al-Fiqhiyyah and islamqa.info (english)

Answer 2

AFAK, only wearing gold for men is restricted. The position of a silver ring or any other material is not important.