The ruling on a man wearing white gold
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is called white gold, is it permissible for a man to wear it?
Answer:
Gold is forbidden for a man, and so is anything containing white gold. Diamonds are not gold; they are just beautiful and a fine metal, but they are not gold. Even if it is called gold, it is not gold. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is called white gold, is it permissible for a man to wear it?
Answer:
Gold is forbidden for a man, and so is anything containing white gold. Diamonds are not gold; they are just beautiful and a fine metal, but they are not gold. Even if it is called gold, it is not gold. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من الوجه العاشر : أن غالب الخالق إنما يريدون قضاء حاجاتهم منك، وإن أضر ذلك بدينك ودنياك — islamhouse.com (1:09:54)
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