What is the ruling on eating in gold and silver vessels, even if one is invited to a wedding feast?
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The questioner : Please, peace be upon you, and upon you be peace. May I do something? What is the question? The sister caller on the line says: Honorable Shaykh, when we visit some people, we find that they have gold or silver vessels. Is it permissible to eat and drink in such vessels?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to eat or drink in a gold or silver vessel. Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against this with a severe warning. He said that the one who drinks from a silver vessel is merely dragging fire from Hell in his belly. If one sees that, he should advise the hosts of the feast. If they remove them and take them away, that is best. If they do not do so, he should leave the place, no matter what the situation is, even if it leads to the anger of the household and to cutting off ties with them; he should not be concerned about it, because the pleasure of Allah the Exalted is more worthy of consideration than the pleasure of people. And whoever sits at a table where food is eaten or drink is consumed using gold and silver vessels, he has shared in the sin of the one who did that.
The questioner : Some of those who have such vessels say that this is just a color, or that it is a coating?
The Shaykh : If it is a color and not made of gold or silver metal, it is not forbidden. But we fear for the one who keeps them that he will be accused of eating and drinking in gold and silver. And we fear another prohibited outcome: that those who see them think they are gold and silver, and then they become bold enough to eat and drink in gold and silver. So I say to these people: if they believe in Allah and the Last Day, will they not be patient until they eat and drink with them in Paradise?
The presenter : Yes, impossible.
The Shaykh : Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not eatSahih Muslim 2067g and for you in the Hereafter.
The presenter : May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and may He benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to eat or drink in a gold or silver vessel. Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against this with a severe warning. He said that the one who drinks from a silver vessel is merely dragging fire from Hell in his belly. If one sees that, he should advise the hosts of the feast. If they remove them and take them away, that is best. If they do not do so, he should leave the place, no matter what the situation is, even if it leads to the anger of the household and to cutting off ties with them; he should not be concerned about it, because the pleasure of Allah the Exalted is more worthy of consideration than the pleasure of people. And whoever sits at a table where food is eaten or drink is consumed using gold and silver vessels, he has shared in the sin of the one who did that.
The questioner : Some of those who have such vessels say that this is just a color, or that it is a coating?
The Shaykh : If it is a color and not made of gold or silver metal, it is not forbidden. But we fear for the one who keeps them that he will be accused of eating and drinking in gold and silver. And we fear another prohibited outcome: that those who see them think they are gold and silver, and then they become bold enough to eat and drink in gold and silver. So I say to these people: if they believe in Allah and the Last Day, will they not be patient until they eat and drink with them in Paradise?
The presenter : Yes, impossible.
The Shaykh : Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not eat
'Abd al-Rahmin b. Abu Laili reported that Hudhaifa asked for water and a Magian gave him water in a silver vessel, whereupon he said: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Do not wear silk or brocade and do not drink ifi vessels of gold and silver, and do not eat in the dishes made of them (i. e. gold and silver), for these are for them (the non-believers) in this world.
فِي آنِيَةِ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَلاَ تَأْكُلُوا فِي صِحَافِهَا فَإِنَّهَا لَهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَاThe presenter : May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and may He benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2197- ما حكم الأكل في الأواني الذهبية والفضية حتى ولو كان مدعو على وليمة؟ — youtube.com
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