Abdul Razzaq al-Badr said,
This chapter and some subsequent chapters are dedicated to describing the weapons of the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he used in battles and wars. There is a benefit that can be derived from the ordering of the chapters in that the author placed the chapter of the sword after the chapter of the ring. This ordering was deliberate and was to indicate that calling to Allāh using words comes before fighting with the sword. This is because the ring was used to stamp letters that were sent to disbelievers inviting them to Islām and so al-Tirmidhī placed it before the sword to show that preaching and advising people takes priority over calling them to Islām with the sword.
Al-Bajūrī said,
The Prophet (peace be upon him) had many swords; the first sword he ever had was called “al-Ma’thūr” which he inherited from his father. The other swords he had were called: al-Qadīb, al-Qula’i, al-Battār, al-Hatif, al-Mikhdham, al-Rasūb, al-Samsām, al-Lahīf and Dhul-Fiqār.
Ibn Hajar al-Haytamī said,
The reason why the author started with the sword as the first weapon is because it was the most frequently used and most effective during battles.
105. Anas ibn Mālik narrated: “The handle of the sword of the Messenger of Allāh (peace be upon him) was made of silver.” [121]
Alī al-Qārī said,
This hadīth proves that it is permissible to adorn the sword and any other weapon with silver. As for adorning them with gold, this is forbidden.
Al-Bajūrī said,
The sword referred to in this hadīth is the sword Dhul-Fiqār, which is the sword that the Prophet (peace be upon him) always carried and had when he conquered Makkah.
106. Sa’īd ibn Abil Hasan related: “The handle of the sword of the Prophet (peace be upon him) was made of silver.” [122]
107. The grandfather of Hūd ibn ‘Abdullāh ibn Sa’d narrated: “When the Prophet (peace be upon him) entered Makkah on the day it was conquered, his sword was adorned with gold and silver. Tālib (who is one of the narrators of this hadīth) asked Hūd, ‘On which part of the sword was the silver?’ He replied, ‘The handle was made of silver.’” [123]
Al-Bajūrī said,
This hadīth is weak insofar as al-Qattan ruled it as a munkar hadīth. Hence, it cannot be used as evidence to allow adorning the weapons with gold.
Ibn Hajar al-Haytamī said,
This hadīth does not contradict the ruling of prohibition regarding adorning weapons with gold because it is weak. It is incorrect to claim that the incident mentioned in this hadīth was before gold was made forbidden because this ruling occurred before the conquest of Makkah, as has been reported.
108. Ibn Sirīn narrated: “I based [the design of] my sword upon the sword of Samurah ibn Jundub because he said that he had his sword made like the sword of the Prophet (peace be upon him). The sword was the type used by the tribe of Banī Hanīfah.” [124]
Abdul Razzaq al-Badr said,
The last part could be from the words of Ibn Sirīn or Samurah and the sword was described as such because the tribe of Banī Hanīfah was known for making exceptional swords or because the one who made the sword was from the tribe of Banī Hanīfah.
109. ‘Uthmān ibn Sa’d reports the same.