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Woman can wear a ring on any of her fingers

Question

What is the ruling on a woman wearing a ring on the index or middle finger?

Answer

All perfect praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.

The prohibition of wearing a ring on the index or middle finger as reported in the hadeeth is specific to men. Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him stated this in accordance with the opinion of the three Imaams (Abu Haneefah, Maalik and Ash-Shaafi‘i)  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  them as As-Saffaareeni  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him stated in his book Ghithaa’ Al-Albaab Fi Sharh Manthoomat Al-Aadaab.

Imaam An-Nawawi  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him said:

The Muslims have unanimously agreed that it is from the Sunnah for a man to wear the ring on his pinky finger. It is disliked for a man to wear the ring on his middle finger and the one next to it (i.e. the index finger). However, this undesirability does not reach the degree of prohibition.

Therefore, it is not disliked for a woman to wear a ring on whichever finger she likes.

Allaah Knows best.

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