The gold wedding ring for men
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The first and third questions of Fatwa No. ( 2444 )
Q1: What is the ruling of the Shari'ah regarding the gold wedding ring ? Knowing
that it is not for adornment, but in some Islamic countries, it has become customary for a married man to wear a gold ring as a habit.
A1: It is forbidden (haram) for a man to wear a gold ring or a gold band, whether it is for marriage or otherwise, and whether it is adopted as a custom or not; it is forbidden (haram) due to the hadiths mentioned in the answer to the third question. Men adopting this as a custom in marriage for the married is a religious innovation (bid'ah), an imitation of the Europeans, and imitating the disbelievers. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against this and said:Sunan Abi Dawud 4031Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani) , and he said: Sahih Muslim 1718a .
Q3: Some scholars have issued a fatwa that wearing gold is entirely forbidden (muharram) for both men and women. What is the ruling of the Shari'ah in this matter? May Allah reward you.
Vol. 3: Wearing gold is lawful for women and forbidden for men, as narrated by Ahmad , Abu Dawud , al-Nasa'i , and al-Tirmidhi , who graded it authentic, and by al-Hakim , who also graded it authentic, from Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 4341 , and as narrated by Ahmad , Abu Dawud , al-Nasa'i , and Ibn Majah , from Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), Musnad Ahmad 935Sahih because of corroborating evidence] (Darussalam) Ibn Majah added:
And al-Nasa'i explained the variation in the narration from Zayd ibn Abi Habib . The Hafiz said: (This is a variation that does not harm). It has also been narrated through other chains. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q1: What is the ruling of the Shari'ah regarding the gold wedding ring ? Knowing
that it is not for adornment, but in some Islamic countries, it has become customary for a married man to wear a gold ring as a habit.
A1: It is forbidden (haram) for a man to wear a gold ring or a gold band, whether it is for marriage or otherwise, and whether it is adopted as a custom or not; it is forbidden (haram) due to the hadiths mentioned in the answer to the third question. Men adopting this as a custom in marriage for the married is a religious innovation (bid'ah), an imitation of the Europeans, and imitating the disbelievers. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against this and said:
He who copies any people is one of them.
من تشبه بقوم فهو منهم'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who innovates things in our affairs for which there is no valid (reason) (commits sin) and these are to be rejected.
من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو ردQ3: Some scholars have issued a fatwa that wearing gold is entirely forbidden (muharram) for both men and women. What is the ruling of the Shari'ah in this matter? May Allah reward you.
Vol. 3: Wearing gold is lawful for women and forbidden for men, as narrated by Ahmad , Abu Dawud , al-Nasa'i , and al-Tirmidhi , who graded it authentic, and by al-Hakim , who also graded it authentic, from Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Gold and silk are permitted to the females among my people but prohibited to the males.
أحل الذهب والحرير للإناث من أمتي، وحرم على ذكورهاThe Prophet (ﷺ) took some silk in his right hand and some gold in his left hand, then he said: `These two are forbidden for the males of my ummah.”
أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أخذ حريرًا فجعله في يمينه، وأخذ ذهبًا فجعله في شماله، ثم قال: إن هذين حرام على ذكور أمتيIt is lawful for their females
حل لإناثهمAnd al-Nasa'i explained the variation in the narration from Zayd ibn Abi Habib . The Hafiz said: (This is a variation that does not harm). It has also been narrated through other chains. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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