What is the ruling on using gold and silver vessels for eating and drinking?

The questioner : Yes. Yes, because most hiring of servants occurs in this context, and the prohibition applies whether the condition for hiring is major or otherwise.

The Shaykh : No, we said there is a consideration in this, because Umm Salimah (may Allah be pleased with her), who is the narrator of the hadith, supported the implication, which is her statement that one eats from it but does not drink, or her statement that what is drunk from is oil and silver. Then, it is known that using these vessels of gold and silver for eating and drinking is more widespread and common, and it produces in the heart what is produced of grandeur, arrogance, and self-importance. This is unlike, for example, if one takes a silver vessel or a silver container and keeps it with him in a box or a cabinet or the like.