The ruling on wearing a ring of silver or gold for a man

Question:
O Shaykh, is it permissible for a man who cannot endure it to wear one?

Answer:
For a man, yes, it is permissible. It is permissible for a man to wear a ring of silver, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) made a ring of silver. So it is permissible for a man to make a ring of silver. As for gold, it is forbidden, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited wearing a ring of gold. He saw a man with a gold ring on his hand, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) removed it and threw it on the ground and said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and the ring was lying on the ground, the people said to the man, "Take your ring; you did this." He said, "No, by Allah, I will not take it, for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) threw it away." So it is forbidden for a man to wear a ring of gold, but there is no harm in a ring of silver.