The ruling on using cups colored in the color of gold

The questioner:
The Shaykh’s voice was cut off.

The Shaykh:
, yes.

The questioner:
There are now coffee and tea cups in the markets, colored in the colors of gold and silver. What is the ruling on buying and using them?

The Shaykh:
If you are certain that this color is of gold or of silver, do not use it. But they say it is a silver color or a gold color, meaning its color resembles the color of gold or its color resembles it. It is a paint now, a type of paint that you might think is gold when you see it, but it is not gold; it is a yellow or red paint, yes. If you know with certainty that this color is of silver or of gold, do not use these cups. As for the mere color, this can be from other paints, and things are not forbidden except by that. The default for things is permissibility, and nothing from them is forbidden unless it is known with certainty that it is of the substance that is not permissible.