The Meaning of the Hadith: “Would You Like Allah to Put a Bracelet of Fire on You?”
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Question:
The hadith, “O old woman, would you like Allah to put a bracelet of fire on you?” Is this authentic? And what is its meaning?
Answer:
The hadith is authentic. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw something of gold on a woman that she was wearing as a bracelet on her arm a bracelet of fire? Those who hold that jewelry is subject to zakah have cited this as evidence, but the stronger position is that jewelry which is worn or kept for wearing, provided there is no extravagance in it, is not subject to zakah. Yes.
The hadith, “O old woman, would you like Allah to put a bracelet of fire on you?” Is this authentic? And what is its meaning?
Answer:
The hadith is authentic. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw something of gold on a woman that she was wearing as a bracelet on her arm
of gold. He said, “Do you pay the zakah on this?” She said, “No.” He said, “Would you like Allah to put
من الذهب. قال أتؤدين زكاة هذا؟ قالت لا. قال أتحبين أن يسورك الله
Source
قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (15:45)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.