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?

'Aid al-'Abassi: Also, close to the previous topic, there is gold called white gold, and its price is half that of yellow gold. Is its ruling the same as yellow gold or not? And is it permissible to fit teeth with it, whether in dire necessity or in other cases? Two aspects...?

The Shaykh : As far as we know, based on reports, because I am not a goldsmith, we know that white gold is of two types. The original is the metal known as platinum. Since platinum was more expensive and costlier than the known red gold, the goldsmiths resorted to imitating it. As mentioned in some weak and fabricated hadiths, but it is a weak and fabricated hadith, so do not take it as a hadith from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)! The point is, when the goldsmiths noticed that platinum had value among people and there was demand for it, they imitated it 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.
Is platinum really more expensive than gold, or is it not permissible for me to say this? In reality, after the drastic rise in gold prices, as we hear, platinum may now have 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, called precious stones, that are much more expensive than gold, yet they are permissible, especially for whom? For women. So... the prohibition does not consider the high cost of the metal, but rather the text. The text prohibited gold. Therefore, if it is platinum, it is permissible. Consequently, filling teeth or covering teeth with platinum, if that is medically permissible or correct, is more correct in terms of the Shari'ah 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, etc.
Gold is forbidden in its entirety for men, and only what is excepted is permissible for women, as detailed in the book "Etiquette of the Wedding". If the specialized doctor cannot repair the teeth by covering them with the 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 Companion named 'Urfajah ibn Sa'd, who was injured in the nose during the Battle of Kulab in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. The tip of his nose was lost in a battle in the pre-Islamic age. Before his Islam, he had made a nose out of silver, and it rusted 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—one of his problems was that when he made the nose out of silver, it rusted on him. Rusting is the nature of silver; indeed, those who work with welding know that it rusts, similar to the rust of copper, which is greenish. So it rusted on him, and he came to the Messenger (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 leniency toward his believing servants, because if he had prohibited them from adorning themselves with gold as men, he still granted them some leniency in cases of need. The need here is the attempt to restore the creation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted) to what it was before it was violated by one of His servants. The nose is a creation of the Exalted, as you see, complete. When its tip was lost, the person 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 more necessary and more urgent than a tooth and its filling and covering with this? What do they call it? The cap? No doubt that this is more necessary 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 internal. But if a person forgoes treating his teeth with these modern treatments today, it may lead to the corruption of his stomach, which may 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, whereas gold...