The detailed discussion on the issue of wearing a silver ring, including the clarification of the permissibility of wearing a silver ring for the sake of adornment.
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The Shaykh : And based on this, wearing a silver ring is not prescribed or a recommended practice (sunnah); rather, it is said to be merely permissible. So if someone says, "I wear it as an act of worship," we say that is not correct. Wearing it for adornment is permissible, but as a recommended practice, it is not.
Yes, it is worn by those whom people need to have their documents sealed, such as, right?
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The Shaykh : Such as a ruler, or a scholar whom people need to have their documents sealed, or a judge, or an emir, or anyone among those whom people need to have their documents sealed. We say, yes, it is prescribed for him so that he may be like the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and so that sealing is easy for him when he needs it. Then, it is safer from someone seizing it and forging documents with it; that is, someone takes the seal and writes whatever he wants and places this man's seal on it. And Allah knows best.
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Yes, it is worn by those whom people need to have their documents sealed, such as, right?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Such as a ruler, or a scholar whom people need to have their documents sealed, or a judge, or an emir, or anyone among those whom people need to have their documents sealed. We say, yes, it is prescribed for him so that he may be like the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and so that sealing is easy for him when he needs it. Then, it is safer from someone seizing it and forging documents with it; that is, someone takes the seal and writes whatever he wants and places this man's seal on it. And Allah knows best.
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