In the previous lesson, we mentioned that if a husband gives his wife jewelry to adorn herself with, it is not permissible for her to sell it. What is the ruling for one who does not adorn herself with it?
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The questioner : I say, we mentioned in the previous lesson, may Allah reward you, that if a husband gives his wife jewelry to adorn herself with for him.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Then it is not permissible to sell it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Because his purpose is connected to it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But if he gave it to her for this purpose, yes.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : He gave it to her to adorn herself with it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But she does not adorn herself with it at all... as is the case with people today, generally, approximately, and then she sold it...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : She does not adorn herself with it, so is it permissible to sell it?
The Shaykh : By Allah, in my opinion, if he gave it to her to adorn herself with it, it is not permissible.
The questioner : But she never wears it.
The Shaykh : Even if she does, she should seek permission, praise be to Allah, there is no problem, she should seek permission.
The questioner : But suppose, O Shaykh, because selling gold among women today
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... from men, because she knows that the man will refuse this
The Shaykh : Q What?
The questioner : He will refuse this.
The Shaykh : It is not the case in any event, so if she says, "I will sell it and buy another new type," he did not say no, but if she says, "I will sell it so I can host my friends and companions," he might say no, yes.
The questioner : ... We said that the original status of slaves is that they are disbelievers.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Slaves, the original status of slaves is that they are disbelievers.
The Shaykh : The origin of slavery is disbelief, not the origin of slaves being disbelief, there is a difference between the two expressions.
The questioner : Yes, ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Their origin is that they were free, the slaves who existed before... their origin was free...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : The slaves who existed, like the fathers and grandfathers, were free... they say, "We were free, but we were stolen from there and brought here..."
The Shaykh : ...
The questioner : This is until now...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Then it is not permissible to sell it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Because his purpose is connected to it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But if he gave it to her for this purpose, yes.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : He gave it to her to adorn herself with it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But she does not adorn herself with it at all... as is the case with people today, generally, approximately, and then she sold it...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : She does not adorn herself with it, so is it permissible to sell it?
The Shaykh : By Allah, in my opinion, if he gave it to her to adorn herself with it, it is not permissible.
The questioner : But she never wears it.
The Shaykh : Even if she does, she should seek permission, praise be to Allah, there is no problem, she should seek permission.
The questioner : But suppose, O Shaykh, because selling gold among women today
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... from men, because she knows that the man will refuse this
The Shaykh : Q What?
The questioner : He will refuse this.
The Shaykh : It is not the case in any event, so if she says, "I will sell it and buy another new type," he did not say no, but if she says, "I will sell it so I can host my friends and companions," he might say no, yes.
The questioner : ... We said that the original status of slaves is that they are disbelievers.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Slaves, the original status of slaves is that they are disbelievers.
The Shaykh : The origin of slavery is disbelief, not the origin of slaves being disbelief, there is a difference between the two expressions.
The questioner : Yes, ...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Their origin is that they were free, the slaves who existed before... their origin was free...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : The slaves who existed, like the fathers and grandfathers, were free... they say, "We were free, but we were stolen from there and brought here..."
The Shaykh : ...
The questioner : This is until now...