What is the ruling on jewelry plated with gold?
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The questioner : All right, if you please, Shaykh, another question regarding gold-plated items?
The Shaykh : Regarding gold-plated items, as the scholars say in some matters, and may Allah have mercy on you, the scholars say.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is a fatwa, and there is taqwa (mindfulness of Allah).
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Regarding gold rings, I have heard the established fatwa based on the authentic Sunnah that it is forbidden for women, let alone men.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : As for items plated with gold, for example, silver.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The fatwa is that it is permissible, but from the standpoint of taqwa (mindfulness of Allah), it is disliked (makruh) out of fear that onlookers will have a bad opinion of the one wearing the ring, because its appearance is that it is gold, while its reality is that it is silver. So from this angle, and from the angle of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan an-Nasa'i 5711Sahih (Darussalam)
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good, Shaykh... plated with silver?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is the same.
The questioner : I mean, even if it is plated with silver...
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : Shaykh, may I ask another question, if you please?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The Shaykh : Regarding gold-plated items, as the scholars say in some matters, and may Allah have mercy on you, the scholars say.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is a fatwa, and there is taqwa (mindfulness of Allah).
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Regarding gold rings, I have heard the established fatwa based on the authentic Sunnah that it is forbidden for women, let alone men.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : As for items plated with gold, for example, silver.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The fatwa is that it is permissible, but from the standpoint of taqwa (mindfulness of Allah), it is disliked (makruh) out of fear that onlookers will have a bad opinion of the one wearing the ring, because its appearance is that it is gold, while its reality is that it is silver. So from this angle, and from the angle of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.
دَعْ ما يريبك إلى ما لا يريبكThe questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good, Shaykh... plated with silver?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is the same.
The questioner : I mean, even if it is plated with silver...
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : Shaykh, may I ask another question, if you please?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
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