It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that once a man from Najran came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He was wearing a gold ring. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from him and did not ask him anything. That man went back to his wife and told her the whole incident. She said, "Surely there is some matter concerning you. Go again to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." So he again presented himself before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and this time, before going, he took off his ring and the cloak he was wearing. This time, when he sought permission, he was granted permission. When he greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied to his greeting. He said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when I first came to you, you turned away from me?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "At that time, there was a spark of the fire of Hell in your hand." He said, "O Messenger of Allah! Then I have brought many sparks," for in fact, he had brought a lot of jewelry from Bahrain. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You have brought that which can benefit us only as much as the stones of a stony land can benefit us. However, this is merely the provision of worldly life." Then he said, "O Messenger of Allah! Please make an excuse for me before your companions so that they do not think that you are displeased with me for some reason." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and made an excuse for him, and informed the people that his turning away was due to his gold ring.