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| Magableh |
| 06/26/01 at 01:16:46 |
| Dear Brothers and Sisters, Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu :) [Sorry if this was posted before. I looked for it, but didn't find anything.] Is it haram, or only disliked for a man to wear gold? What about owning gold rings, necklaces, etc. but not wearing them? Please provide any Quran/Hadith references. :) Jazakallahu Khair Wa'assalam, Serena |
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| Mahmoodah |
| 06/26/01 at 01:45:14 |
| salam, the following is from qa islam wa-salam Question: In the Name of Allah, Asalamu alaikum: What is the legal ruling of men wearing jewelery that is 18k gold "electroplated" such as watches, belts, rings, etc. wa jazakamu Allahu khairan. Answer: Praise be to Allaah. Wearing gold is haraam for men. ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbaas reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saw a gold ring on a man’s hand. He took it off and threw it aside, saying, "Would any of you take a burning coal and hold it in his hand?" When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had gone away, someone said to the man, "Take your ring and benefit from it (i.e., sell it)." He said, "No, by Allaah, I will not take it after the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) has thrown it away." (reported by Muslim, no. 2090). ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr ibn al’Aas reported that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever of my ummah wears gold and dies wearing it, Allaah will deny him the gold of Paradise. Whoever of my ummah wears silk and dies wearing it, Allaah will deny him the silk of Paradise." (Reported by Imaam Ahmad). This prohibition applies to men only, not to women, as ‘Ali, may Allaah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) took a piece of silk in his right hand and a piece of gold in his left, and said: "These are forbidden for the males of my ummah." (reported by al-Nisaa’i and Abu Dawud). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) also said: "Wearing silk and gold is permitted for the women of my ummah and prohibited for the males." (Reported by Imaam Ahmad) Gold is permitted for women because of their delicate and gentle nature, and their need for adornment. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): "(Do they then like for Allaah) a creature who is brought up in adornments (wearing gold and silk ornaments, i.e., women), and in dispute cannot make herself clear?" [al-Zukhruf 43:18] As for men, it is a sign of instability and an unmasculine nature to adorn oneself with gold. Islaam wants the differences between the sexes to be marked clearly, and their distinct characteristics to stand out, because when they resemble one another, much corruption results therefrom. The prohibition of gold for men includes pure gold, gold alloys, cut pieces, joined pieces, gold inlay, etc. As for gold-plating and gilding, some scholars are of the opinion that such articles are forbidden for men if it is possible to extract gold from them (by peeling or shaving off, for example); if no gold can be extracted from it, then such items are permitted. Some scholars say that it is not permitted to wear an item which is wholly or mostly gold-plated, but if only a little part of it is gold-plated (like the hands of a watch, or the numerals, or the tiny points denoting numbers), then it is permitted to wear it. They say that the issue is its appearance, not its value: if the gold-plating is very obvious and covers everything, it is not permitted, because many people will not make the distinction between gold-plate and real gold, and some may follow this person’s example and begin to wear pure gold. And Allaah knows best. |
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| Spring |
| 06/26/01 at 06:31:30 |
| [slm] Sister Serena, its good to see you back. :) |
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| Kiwaku |
| 06/27/01 at 09:37:23 |
| Dear Sister Serena, Asalam Alaikum First of all... Welcome back, I hope all is going well with you and that you are doing well. It is a very interesting question you have posted. As I have talked about this very thing with a closer than close friend of mine just yesterday. We talked about the necessity for a man not to wear any gold in any form what so ever for safety. One never knows just how much, or how little gold will make it punishment. So, to be on the safe side, would it not be prudent to just avoid it all together? In any form, in any fashion? As for owning gold... that makes me wander. However, the way I look at owning gold and wearing it would be two different things. In todays world one does not walk around with a purse full of gold coin to pay for meals or services, yet many keep gold in safety deposit boxes because of the solid savings they make, as gold does not dip and rise in price as the other forms of currency do. I apologize, Serena, for not having any hadith/Qur'an refrences for you. But this is one opinion from one humble Muslim who perfers to do things on the safe side rather than push the envelope. Sincerely, Usamah Reynard |
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| humble_muslim |
| 06/27/01 at 12:08:34 |
| AA Welcome back Usamah!!! Like you said, I think that owing gold for *monetary* reasons is permissable for a man, but of course zakat must be paid on it. |
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| NewJehad |
| 06/28/01 at 14:52:50 |
| asalm walakum wearing gold is harram for men. there is confusion among some hanifis about this due to not understand terms. In hanifi fiqu the word mukruh tahrim means harram from indefinite evidence. from an ahad hadith, or ijtehad. the difference between harram and mukruhtahrim, is not in the action, there is sin in both. it is in denying it. the term harram is used to mean harram with definite evidence, so if some one denies it he is kaffar. While denying some thing derived from indefinite evidence makes some one fasiq. So in short, can men wear gold? NO, THEY ARE SINFUL IF THEY DO. |
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