What is the ruling on men wearing a gold ring?
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The questioner : Shaykh, regarding men wearing a gold ring...
The Shaykh : ... for women.
The questioner : Because al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him) wore a ring.
The Shaykh : Our problem is with women, not men. The issue of men is settled.
The questioner : I mean for men.
The Shaykh : Glory be to Allah, this is a matter the scholars have settled, so how are you asking about it? I had a good opinion of you; I thought you meant women, so I said men.
The questioner : No, I mean men.
The Shaykh: I know.
The questioner : I don't know, what is your opinion on it?
The Shaykh : Glory be to Allah, is there an opinion when there is a text?
The questioner : No, because al-Bara' ibn al-Khattab (may Allah have mercy on him) said that no prohibition was reported regarding al-Bara', knowing that he was the one who narrated the hadiths of prohibition. So what is the 'illah (operative cause) here?
The Shaykh : I don't know, are you accurately quoting Ibn al-Qayyim or not? My answer is on two points. One point is: do you know the rule regarding whether the consideration is the narrator's narration or his opinion? What is the stronger position in your view?
The questioner : The consideration?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : By his statement, not his opinion.
The Shaykh : By his narration, then?
The questioner : With his narration.
The Shaykh : Did you apply this rule here?
The questioner : I did not apply it.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : Because I did not realize.
The Shaykh : Then you have understood.
The questioner : Because I got confused...
The Shaykh : Never mind, never mind. May Allah forgive what has passed. We say you have understood.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So I took the answer. Okay, I have another one I kept for you, which is that al-Bara' understood that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had a special permission for him to wear a gold ring, and some scholars said this. That is why I told you I don't know if you are accurately quoting Ibn al-Qayyim or not. In any case, the consideration is the narrator and the transmitter. You are now a narrator and a transmitter, and the answer has been given to you, whether you got the transmission right or wrong, correct?
The questioner : Correct.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : And you likewise.
The Shaykh : ... for women.
The questioner : Because al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him) wore a ring.
The Shaykh : Our problem is with women, not men. The issue of men is settled.
The questioner : I mean for men.
The Shaykh : Glory be to Allah, this is a matter the scholars have settled, so how are you asking about it? I had a good opinion of you; I thought you meant women, so I said men.
The questioner : No, I mean men.
The Shaykh: I know.
The questioner : I don't know, what is your opinion on it?
The Shaykh : Glory be to Allah, is there an opinion when there is a text?
The questioner : No, because al-Bara' ibn al-Khattab (may Allah have mercy on him) said that no prohibition was reported regarding al-Bara', knowing that he was the one who narrated the hadiths of prohibition. So what is the 'illah (operative cause) here?
The Shaykh : I don't know, are you accurately quoting Ibn al-Qayyim or not? My answer is on two points. One point is: do you know the rule regarding whether the consideration is the narrator's narration or his opinion? What is the stronger position in your view?
The questioner : The consideration?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : By his statement, not his opinion.
The Shaykh : By his narration, then?
The questioner : With his narration.
The Shaykh : Did you apply this rule here?
The questioner : I did not apply it.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : Because I did not realize.
The Shaykh : Then you have understood.
The questioner : Because I got confused...
The Shaykh : Never mind, never mind. May Allah forgive what has passed. We say you have understood.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So I took the answer. Okay, I have another one I kept for you, which is that al-Bara' understood that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had a special permission for him to wear a gold ring, and some scholars said this. That is why I told you I don't know if you are accurately quoting Ibn al-Qayyim or not. In any case, the consideration is the narrator and the transmitter. You are now a narrator and a transmitter, and the answer has been given to you, whether you got the transmission right or wrong, correct?
The questioner : Correct.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : And you likewise.
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