The Engraving on the Ring

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jamil ibn Darraj from Yunus ibn Dhibyan and Hafs ibn Ghiyath who has said the following: “Once we asked Abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, saying, ‘We pray to Allah to keep our souls in service for your cause, is it undesirable to write on one’s ring something other than one’s name and the name of one’s father?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘The writing on my ring says, ‘Allah is the Creator of all things’. On the ring of my father, Muhammad ibn Ali عليه السلام, who was the best Muhammadi, I saw with my own eyes, the writing said, ‘All glory belongs to Allah. ’ On the ring of Ali ibn al-Husayn عليه السلام, the writing said, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, the most High, the most Great.’ On the ring of al-Hassan and al-Husayn عليه السلام the writing said, ‘Allah is sufficient for me.’ On the ring of ’Amir al-Mu’minin عليه السلام, the writing said, ‘Allah is the owner’.’”