Women’s Use of Expensive Watches and Extravagance
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh! Some women use expensive watches. Is there any extravagance or wastefulness in using them?
Answer:
In any case, there is no harm in the use of watches for women and men. However, if they are made of gold and silver, which is specifically for women, the safest course for the believer is to avoid extravagance, because it leads to waste. The safest course for women and men is to avoid extravagance in matters. If they are ordinary watches among women, it is not extravagance if they are ordinary. As for a woman striving to have things that surpass people’s, which are high in price, she should leave them off, as it is feared that this may be from extravagance and wastefulness. It is feared for her regarding that. The safest course is for women to use ordinary watches, not exceeding others, using ordinary watches and ordinary clothes that people know. This is the safest course for the believer, avoiding extravagance, and the believing woman likewise.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Your Eminence the Shaykh! Some women use expensive watches. Is there any extravagance or wastefulness in using them?
Answer:
In any case, there is no harm in the use of watches for women and men. However, if they are made of gold and silver, which is specifically for women, the safest course for the believer is to avoid extravagance, because it leads to waste. The safest course for women and men is to avoid extravagance in matters. If they are ordinary watches among women, it is not extravagance if they are ordinary. As for a woman striving to have things that surpass people’s, which are high in price, she should leave them off, as it is feared that this may be from extravagance and wastefulness. It is feared for her regarding that. The safest course is for women to use ordinary watches, not exceeding others, using ordinary watches and ordinary clothes that people know. This is the safest course for the believer, avoiding extravagance, and the believing woman likewise.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب النهي عن الانتفاع بجلد ما لا يؤكل لحمه — islamhouse.com (22:42)
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