What is the definition or characteristic of gold jewelry? And what is the wisdom behind its prohibition?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : Then, in the book authored by Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Shaybani, titled *The Life of Al-Albani and His Works*.
The Shaykh : Good.
The questioner : This is a book that can be considered new. I read it, and the question you asked me a while ago regarding gold was answered in it, and I understood it. In summary, I was convinced by it, but I have... I did not understand its meaning. On page two hundred and eight, it is written that the jewelry was made of... from pure silver and pearls. How is this possible, when you wrote in the commentary that the book is with you?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is with me. This is page two hundred and eight.
The questioner : Yes, here it is written that this narration specifies that the jewelry was made of... and included ear jewelry. Therefore, the answer was not that it was only gold, but that it contained pearls. He wrote that because the mixing of the lawful with the forbidden cannot be ruled as forbidden in its composite form unless the forbidden predominates over the lawful. How do you mean? If there is gold and pearls on it.
The Shaykh : The criterion is the predominant part.
The questioner : For example, bracelets are often made of gold and have many pearls set in them.
The Shaykh : Did you understand the answer or not?
The questioner : I did not understand it, no.
The Shaykh : But why are you still talking? May Allah guide you. I am telling you that the answer to your question, which you did not understand, is that the criterion is the predominant part. And here, it is not clear what it was? Was it only gold, or did it also contain pearls? Since it is not clear what the predominant part is, it is not permissible to cite it as evidence. Moreover, there is discussion regarding the hadith; I did not read the entire hadith.
The questioner : I read all of it.
The Shaykh : This is severe confusion, indicating that the narrator did not grasp the hadith. If you did not understand the phrase, what do you want from it?
The questioner : It is not authentic.
The Shaykh : The hadith is not authentic.
The questioner : The hadith is not reported at all.
The Shaykh : It is not correct.
The questioner : It means there is no discussion whatsoever.
The Shaykh : They do not want to discuss it, no.
The questioner : If a questioner comes and asks, what is the wisdom of the prohibition? Why is gold jewelry prohibited for them? Regarding gold, what is the wisdom of the prohibition for gold jewelry?
The Shaykh : Yes, we say that the wisdom is that our Lord worships His servants as He wills. What is the wisdom that Maghrib is three rak'ahs and 'Isha' is four rak'ahs, and so on? What is the wisdom that prayer contains both loud recitation and silent recitation, or a combination of loud and silent? What is the lesson? The lesson is that we affirm our servitude and obedience to Allah, Lord of the worlds. The wisdom is that we do not philosophize about the rulings.
The questioner : It means it is a devotional command.
The Shaykh : Yes, well done.
The questioner : People come to me and ask why pearls are more expensive, or why gold or diamonds are more expensive.
The Shaykh : Yes, they say this to the ignorant. The answer is said to be: the lawful is what Allah has made lawful, and the forbidden is what Allah has forbidden.
The Shaykh : Good.
The questioner : This is a book that can be considered new. I read it, and the question you asked me a while ago regarding gold was answered in it, and I understood it. In summary, I was convinced by it, but I have... I did not understand its meaning. On page two hundred and eight, it is written that the jewelry was made of... from pure silver and pearls. How is this possible, when you wrote in the commentary that the book is with you?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is with me. This is page two hundred and eight.
The questioner : Yes, here it is written that this narration specifies that the jewelry was made of... and included ear jewelry. Therefore, the answer was not that it was only gold, but that it contained pearls. He wrote that because the mixing of the lawful with the forbidden cannot be ruled as forbidden in its composite form unless the forbidden predominates over the lawful. How do you mean? If there is gold and pearls on it.
The Shaykh : The criterion is the predominant part.
The questioner : For example, bracelets are often made of gold and have many pearls set in them.
The Shaykh : Did you understand the answer or not?
The questioner : I did not understand it, no.
The Shaykh : But why are you still talking? May Allah guide you. I am telling you that the answer to your question, which you did not understand, is that the criterion is the predominant part. And here, it is not clear what it was? Was it only gold, or did it also contain pearls? Since it is not clear what the predominant part is, it is not permissible to cite it as evidence. Moreover, there is discussion regarding the hadith; I did not read the entire hadith.
The questioner : I read all of it.
The Shaykh : This is severe confusion, indicating that the narrator did not grasp the hadith. If you did not understand the phrase, what do you want from it?
The questioner : It is not authentic.
The Shaykh : The hadith is not authentic.
The questioner : The hadith is not reported at all.
The Shaykh : It is not correct.
The questioner : It means there is no discussion whatsoever.
The Shaykh : They do not want to discuss it, no.
The questioner : If a questioner comes and asks, what is the wisdom of the prohibition? Why is gold jewelry prohibited for them? Regarding gold, what is the wisdom of the prohibition for gold jewelry?
The Shaykh : Yes, we say that the wisdom is that our Lord worships His servants as He wills. What is the wisdom that Maghrib is three rak'ahs and 'Isha' is four rak'ahs, and so on? What is the wisdom that prayer contains both loud recitation and silent recitation, or a combination of loud and silent? What is the lesson? The lesson is that we affirm our servitude and obedience to Allah, Lord of the worlds. The wisdom is that we do not philosophize about the rulings.
The questioner : It means it is a devotional command.
The Shaykh : Yes, well done.
The questioner : People come to me and ask why pearls are more expensive, or why gold or diamonds are more expensive.
The Shaykh : Yes, they say this to the ignorant. The answer is said to be: the lawful is what Allah has made lawful, and the forbidden is what Allah has forbidden.
Source
www.al-albany.com
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.