Is it permissible to buy a gold-plated mobile phone?
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Question:
Khamis from Makkah, please, my brother Khamis. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. I ask the Shaykh. Please go ahead. My brother, is this gold mobile phone lawful or forbidden, or is there no issue with it? I wanted to buy one yesterday, and I heard that it is forbidden, so I said I would ask the Shaykh for clarification. Thank you.
Answer:
If it has real gold on it, it is not permissible to buy it, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the gold ring for men and permitted women to adorn themselves with it only. As for the gold-plated mobile phone, it is not permissible for men or women, just as gold vessels are not permissible for men or women.
Khamis from Makkah, please, my brother Khamis. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. I ask the Shaykh. Please go ahead. My brother, is this gold mobile phone lawful or forbidden, or is there no issue with it? I wanted to buy one yesterday, and I heard that it is forbidden, so I said I would ask the Shaykh for clarification. Thank you.
Answer:
If it has real gold on it, it is not permissible to buy it, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the gold ring for men and permitted women to adorn themselves with it only. As for the gold-plated mobile phone, it is not permissible for men or women, just as gold vessels are not permissible for men or women.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2638 - هل يجوز شراء الجوال المذهب؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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