A woman asks: Is it permissible to exchange gold? For example, I take a ring from my friend and give her a ring in exchange, and each of us knows the value of the two rings.
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The questioner : The listener also asks: Is it permissible to exchange gold? For example, I take a ring from my friend and give her a ring in exchange, and each of us knows the value of the two rings.
The Shaykh : If the weight of these two rings is the same and there is no mixture in them other than gold, then there is nothing wrong with that, provided it is hand-to-hand, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 1584e until he said Sahih Muslim 1587c However, if one of them is heavier than the other, then that is not permissible, even if the one with the lighter ring pays the difference between the lighter and the heavier one, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) Sahih Muslim 1584d If someone asks, "Then what should we do?" we say: One of them sells her ring to a person, and then she buys the other woman's ring. Yes.
The questioner : Good, good.
The Shaykh : If the weight of these two rings is the same and there is no mixture in them other than gold, then there is nothing wrong with that, provided it is hand-to-hand, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Gold is to be paid for by gold, silver by silver
الذهب بالذهب والفضة بالفضةlike for like and equal for equal, payment being made hand to hand
مثلا بمثل سواء بسواء يدا بيدor of the same quality
مثلا بمثل سواء بسواءThe questioner : Good, good.