There are cheap watches that state they contain a percentage of gold; is it permissible to use them?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: There are cheap watches that state they contain a percentage of gold, even though their price is very low. The question is: Is it permissible to use them, since it is not reasonable to think they contain a percentage of gold? Rather, this is part of the product’s decoration?
Answer:
Rather, this? Part of the product’s decoration. If it is established that they contain gold, it is not permissible. But if it is advertising and not true, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: There are cheap watches that state they contain a percentage of gold, even though their price is very low. The question is: Is it permissible to use them, since it is not reasonable to think they contain a percentage of gold? Rather, this is part of the product’s decoration?
Answer:
Rather, this? Part of the product’s decoration. If it is established that they contain gold, it is not permissible. But if it is advertising and not true, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [837 -954] توجد ساعات رخيصة كتب عليها أن فيها نسبة من الذهب، فهل يجوز استعمالها؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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