Is making a necklace mixed with gold considered part of the forbidden gold jewelry?
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The questioner : After hearing the hadiths you cited regarding the etiquette of weddings, the gold jewelry, and the prohibition that was mentioned, may Allah will it and praise be to Allah, we have taken heed and we went and sold the gold bracelets and similar items of jewelry, so we brought guidance... and she puts it in cotton and it has rings, so when it reaches here...
The Shaykh : The important thing is that the necklace contains less gold such that it is not correct to call it a gold necklace.
The questioner : Meaning... if there is extra gold such that the cotton necklace is more than the gold necklace.
The Shaykh : Yes, but it is not a matter of... because the long necklace usually can extend to here and it can reach tens of pounds, but the necklace is usually put to here... so if a woman puts, for example, one pound in the middle and two around it, and the rest is all cotton, that is fine, but deception, you know, is forbidden in the Shari'ah, meaning the person should not be extravagant.
The questioner : Meaning, we measure the distance and we try to focus on this matter so that we do not fall into...
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : The important thing is that the necklace contains less gold such that it is not correct to call it a gold necklace.
The questioner : Meaning... if there is extra gold such that the cotton necklace is more than the gold necklace.
The Shaykh : Yes, but it is not a matter of... because the long necklace usually can extend to here and it can reach tens of pounds, but the necklace is usually put to here... so if a woman puts, for example, one pound in the middle and two around it, and the rest is all cotton, that is fine, but deception, you know, is forbidden in the Shari'ah, meaning the person should not be extravagant.
The questioner : Meaning, we measure the distance and we try to focus on this matter so that we do not fall into...
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.