White Gold: Does it have the same rulings as yellow gold? And what is the ruling on fitting gold teeth, whether in cases of dire necessity or otherwise?

Eid Abbasi : This is also close to the previous topic. There is gold called white gold, and its prices are the same as yellow gold. Does it have the same ruling as yellow gold or not? And is it permissible to fit teeth with it, whether in dire necessity or in other cases? It has two aspects.

The Shaykh : As for white gold, to the best of our knowledge, based on what has been transmitted to us, because I am not a goldsmith, we have learned that white gold is of two types. Its original form is the metal known as platinum. Since platinum was more expensive and costlier than the well-known red gold, the goldsmiths resorted to it. As it came in some weak and fabricated hadiths: , but this is a weak and fabricated hadith, so do not take from us that it is a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)!
The point is that when the goldsmiths noticed that platinum had gained value among people and there was a demand for it, they imitated it. They did this by pouring some chemical substances onto red gold, so the red gold became white and shiny, and they called it what? White gold. So the answer will be detailed: if the white gold is, meaning, platinum, it has one ruling, and if the white gold is red gold coated with whiteness, it has a second ruling.
Platinum is indeed more expensive than gold, or is it not permissible for me to say this in reality after the exorbitant rise in gold prices, as we hear? Perhaps platinum has now become cheaper, Allah knows best. This does not concern me. But when platinum was more expensive than gold, the prohibition does not include it. Because the prohibition of gold is not because it is more expensive than any other metal. There are gems, which they call precious stones, that are much more expensive than gold, yet they are permissible, especially for whom? For women. So... the prohibition does not take into account the high price of this metal, but rather it takes into account the text. The text prohibited gold. Therefore, if platinum is platinum, it is permissible. Consequently, filling the teeth or covering the teeth with platinum, if that is medically permissible or correct, is more lawful than covering them with red gold. Because the original ruling for red gold is prohibition. So platinum is permissible to use, to adorn oneself with, and so on.
Gold is forbidden for all men. And what is permissible for women is only what is not the gold of the "muhallaq" (gold rings), as detailed in the book "Etiquettes of the Wedding." If the specialized doctor who repairs teeth cannot cover the teeth with the first metal, platinum, for some reason, then it is permissible to cover the teeth with red gold, even for men. Because it is true that gold is forbidden, but there are exceptions. There is the story of a man from the Companions named "Urfajah ibn Sa'd." His nose was injured in the Battle of Kulab in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. The tip of his nose fell off in a battle in the pre-Islamic age. Before his Islam, he had made a nose out of silver, out of "waraq" (silver). It stank on him. When he embraced Islam, and he did not embrace Islam except because he knew that Islam solves all problems in this world before the Hereafter, and one of his problems was that when he made the nose out of "waraq" (silver), it stank on him and rusted. This is the nature of silver, indeed. Those who work with welding know that it rusts like the rust of copper, approximately green. So it stank on him. He came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and complained to him about the matter. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to make a nose out of gold.
It is not hidden from you that this order contains mercy and ease for his believing servants. Because if he prohibited them from adorning themselves with gold, considering them as men, he still granted them some ease in cases of need. And the need here is the attempt to restore the creation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to what it was before it was violated by one of His servants. The nose is a creation of Him (Mighty and Majestic), as you see, complete. So when its tip was lost, the person, its owner, became disfigured. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a dispensation to that man, Urfajah ibn Sa'd, to make a nose out of gold. Do you think that making a nose out of gold is a greater need for a person and a stronger necessity than a tooth and its filling and covering with this? What do they call it? The "tarboush" (cap)? There is no doubt that this is a greater need than the issue of the tip of the nose. Because this involves, as we mentioned, restoring or attempting to restore the situation to what it was. Otherwise, he can live without any harm, neither apparent nor hidden. Whereas if a person forgoes treating his teeth with these modern treatments today, it might lead to the corruption of his stomach, and that might harm his life, or even lead to his death.
In summary: It is permissible to use platinum without any dire necessity. Because it is a metal that is not forbidden. As for gold...