Those who granted a concession for a silver clamp include Sa'id ibn Jubayr, Maysara, Zadhan, Tawus, al-Shafi'i, Abu Thawr, Ibn al-Mundhir, the scholars of opinion (ashab al-ra'y), and Ishaq, who said: 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz placed his mouth between two clamps. Ibn 'Umar would not drink from a cup that had a silver ring or clamp. 'Ali ibn al-Husayn, 'Ata', Salim, and al-Muttalib ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Hantab disliked drinking from a vessel mended with silver. 'Aisha forbade mending or ringing vessels with silver. Similar views are held by al-Hasan and Ibn Sirin. Perhaps these people only disliked what was intended for ornamentation, or what was in large quantity, or what is actually used, and thus their statement and the statement of the former group are one and the same, and there is no disagreement in the matter. As for a small amount, such as the mending of a cup or similar, there is no harm in it, because the Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had a cup that had a silver chain with which it was mended. Al-Bukhari narrated it in its meaning. This is because it is a small amount of silver, so it is like a ring. Ahmad disliked making direct contact with the place of the clamp during use, so one should not drink from the place of the clamp, because one becomes like the one drinking from a silver vessel. He also disliked a ring made of silver, because the cup is lifted by it, so one makes direct contact with it during use, and likewise [anything that resembles it].

Section: There is no harm in the pommel (qabi'a) of a sword being made of silver, for what Anas narrated, saying: The pommel of the sword of the Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was [made of] silver. Narrated by al-Athram, Abu Dawud, and al-Tirmidhi, who said: A hasan (good) hadith.