The Ruling on White Gold and Men Wearing It
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the gold called white gold take on the rulings of gold regarding the prohibition of men wearing it, or is it of the kind of precious stones?
Answer:
No, what is called white gold is not gold. If you name iron gold, it does not become gold. Gold is specific to the known metal, and silver is specific to the known metal; it does not extend to anything else, ever. People naming things white gold or yellow gold or whatever does not change the reality. Is it gold? Is it permissible for a man to wear a ring of it? There is no harm in it, because it is not this gold. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the gold called white gold take on the rulings of gold regarding the prohibition of men wearing it, or is it of the kind of precious stones?
Answer:
No, what is called white gold is not gold. If you name iron gold, it does not become gold. Gold is specific to the known metal, and silver is specific to the known metal; it does not extend to anything else, ever. People naming things white gold or yellow gold or whatever does not change the reality. Is it gold? Is it permissible for a man to wear a ring of it? There is no harm in it, because it is not this gold. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 119 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الشهادات / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (49:24)
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