What is your opinion regarding the statement of some extremists who say that wearing a watch is forbidden for men because it is an adornment and constitutes imitating women?
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The questioner : Some of them, some of the extremists, O Shaykh, deny the wearing of a watch by a man altogether and say that it involves imitating women... women? What...?
The Shaykh : Is it not the Messenger who wore the silver ring?
The questioner : They mention, O Shaykh...
The Shaykh : A type of adornment, and the Companions wore it for adornment.
The questioner : Shaykh, do we deny it to him personally, meaning?
The Shaykh : I say this is not correct.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I say this is not correct.
The questioner : How do we respond to him?
The Shaykh : The response to him is that there is no objection to adornment except with gold. If the Lawgiver prohibited adornment with gold, it means that anything other than gold is permissible. Then, this is not what is intended by adornment at all, because you find that sometimes the strap is attached to the watch with leather, and sometimes with things that are not intended for adornment at all and contain no adornment.
The questioner : And... some of them...
The Shaykh : By Allah, we do not believe...
The questioner : ...watches and colors and such.
The Shaykh : Just as one seeks out the best of clothes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Just as one seeks out the best of clothes, we say do not wear except... By Allah, it is a problem. It is no doubt that piety is in the heart, but if a person wears what is not forbidden, then Allah is beautiful and loves beauty. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said, O Messenger, we all love for our sandals to be good and our clothes to be good...
The questioner : ...the gaze, O Shaykh, he means...
The Shaykh : No, let us leave aside the thing that draws attention and... this is a second matter, but the customary thing is that there is no objection to a person choosing what is beautiful. Yes?
The questioner : Shaykh, is it...
The Shaykh : Do you see that we have taken more than four minutes or not? My brother, do not waste us at the end of the time.
The Shaykh : Is it not the Messenger who wore the silver ring?
The questioner : They mention, O Shaykh...
The Shaykh : A type of adornment, and the Companions wore it for adornment.
The questioner : Shaykh, do we deny it to him personally, meaning?
The Shaykh : I say this is not correct.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I say this is not correct.
The questioner : How do we respond to him?
The Shaykh : The response to him is that there is no objection to adornment except with gold. If the Lawgiver prohibited adornment with gold, it means that anything other than gold is permissible. Then, this is not what is intended by adornment at all, because you find that sometimes the strap is attached to the watch with leather, and sometimes with things that are not intended for adornment at all and contain no adornment.
The questioner : And... some of them...
The Shaykh : By Allah, we do not believe...
The questioner : ...watches and colors and such.
The Shaykh : Just as one seeks out the best of clothes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Just as one seeks out the best of clothes, we say do not wear except... By Allah, it is a problem. It is no doubt that piety is in the heart, but if a person wears what is not forbidden, then Allah is beautiful and loves beauty. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said, O Messenger, we all love for our sandals to be good and our clothes to be good...
The questioner : ...the gaze, O Shaykh, he means...
The Shaykh : No, let us leave aside the thing that draws attention and... this is a second matter, but the customary thing is that there is no objection to a person choosing what is beautiful. Yes?
The questioner : Shaykh, is it...
The Shaykh : Do you see that we have taken more than four minutes or not? My brother, do not waste us at the end of the time.