What is the ruling on gold-plated watches for men and women?
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The questioner : The same plated watches, whether for men or for women. They are all in the middle ground.
The Shaykh : For women, this is their domain. Or rather, their domain. As for men, as we say, it is a matter of fatwa and taqwa (mindfulness of Allah). Taqwa means he should stay away from it. The fatwa is that it is permissible as long as the amount of plating is negligible, but it gives a bad impression. So from the perspective of… what? The hadith has no basis other than the authentic hadith. It does not reach the point where a person becomes… No, no. What are the places of suspicion? Look, my son. Yes, this is a hadith with a beautiful meaning, but it has no basis. Fear Allah regarding the places of repentance. One can cite the hadithSunan an-Nasa'i 5711Sahih (Darussalam) for this meaning. It became with him.
The Shaykh : For women, this is their domain. Or rather, their domain. As for men, as we say, it is a matter of fatwa and taqwa (mindfulness of Allah). Taqwa means he should stay away from it. The fatwa is that it is permissible as long as the amount of plating is negligible, but it gives a bad impression. So from the perspective of… what? The hadith has no basis other than the authentic hadith. It does not reach the point where a person becomes… No, no. What are the places of suspicion? Look, my son. Yes, this is a hadith with a beautiful meaning, but it has no basis. Fear Allah regarding the places of repentance. One can cite the hadith
Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.
دع ما يريبك إلى ما لا يريبك
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1096 — d3watuna.com (34:19)
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