What is the ruling on using items coated with gold water, such as eyeglasses or a watch, and the like?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on using items coated with gold water, such as eyeglasses or a watch, and the like?
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible to use eyeglasses coated with gold water, a pen coated with gold, or vessels coated with gold. This is not permissible, because the prohibition extends to its parts; the prohibition extends to its parts. And anything containing gold is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
But note that there are things called "gold" that are not gold, but their color is the color of gold. It is a dye, a yellow dye that resembles gold. They call it gold because its color is only golden. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on using items coated with gold water, such as eyeglasses or a watch, and the like?
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible to use eyeglasses coated with gold water, a pen coated with gold, or vessels coated with gold. This is not permissible, because the prohibition extends to its parts; the prohibition extends to its parts. And anything containing gold is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
But note that there are things called "gold" that are not gold, but their color is the color of gold. It is a dye, a yellow dye that resembles gold. They call it gold because its color is only golden. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [813 -954] ما حكم استعمال ما طلي بماء الذهب، كالنظارة أو الساعة ونحوهما؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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