Explanation of the author's statement: "And it is permissible for women to wear as much gold and silver as is customary for them, even if it is a lot."
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The Shaykh : Then the author said in tonight's lesson "And it is permissible for women to wear as much gold and silver as is customary for them, even if it is a lot". He says "It is permissible for a woman or for women to wear as much gold and silver as is customary for them, even if it is a lot". "Permissible" means lawful; permissibility means lawfulness, and the one who makes it permissible is the Lawgiver. And his statement "as is customary for them", "as" is a relative pronoun in the position of a nominative subject, meaning that which is customary for them to wear, in whatever form it may be. Whether it is a lot or a little, it is permissible on the condition that it does not go beyond custom. We specified that, meaning it must not go beyond custom, because what goes beyond custom is extravagance, and extravagance is forbidden. As He the Exalted said: [Al-An'am 6:141] So extravagance, even in what is permissible, is forbidden.
And his statement "as is customary for them": custom varies according to countries—may Allah have mercy on you—according to countries, according to times, and according to circumstances. Three factors. According to countries, it may be customary in this country for women to wear this type of gold, whereas in another country it is not. According to times, likewise, people may be in a time of prosperity where their wealth is abundant, so women wear a lot of gold, or the opposite. What is permissible in the first time may not be permissible in the second time.
Circumstances? Circumstances. This is a poor woman and this is a rich woman, and this is a queen and this is a minister's wife and this is a president's wife. Circumstances vary. Do we say that the poor man's wife, who owns only a few dirhams, is like the queen? The answer is no. Even if custom were such that she took gold or gold jewelry that would be like the queen's jewelry, people would say this woman is insane.
So, what is customary is what it is. Custom varies according to countries, times, and circumstances. Good.
And the author's statement "even if it is a lot" is a reference to a difference of opinion, because some scholars say it is required that it not exceed one thousand mithqals or something similar. The important point is that some scholars set a limit, and the correct view is that there is no limit. What is customary is permissible, and its evidence is the generality of the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan an-Nasa'i 5148Sahih (Darussalam)
Then the author said: "And there is no zakah in their jewelry intended for use or for lending".
And be not excessive. Indeed, He does not like those who commit excess.
ولا تُسرفوا إنه لا يحب المسرفينAnd his statement "as is customary for them": custom varies according to countries—may Allah have mercy on you—according to countries, according to times, and according to circumstances. Three factors. According to countries, it may be customary in this country for women to wear this type of gold, whereas in another country it is not. According to times, likewise, people may be in a time of prosperity where their wealth is abundant, so women wear a lot of gold, or the opposite. What is permissible in the first time may not be permissible in the second time.
Circumstances? Circumstances. This is a poor woman and this is a rich woman, and this is a queen and this is a minister's wife and this is a president's wife. Circumstances vary. Do we say that the poor man's wife, who owns only a few dirhams, is like the queen? The answer is no. Even if custom were such that she took gold or gold jewelry that would be like the queen's jewelry, people would say this woman is insane.
So, what is customary is what it is. Custom varies according to countries, times, and circumstances. Good.
And the author's statement "even if it is a lot" is a reference to a difference of opinion, because some scholars say it is required that it not exceed one thousand mithqals or something similar. The important point is that some scholars set a limit, and the correct view is that there is no limit. What is customary is permissible, and its evidence is the generality of the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Gold and silk have been permitted for the females of my Ummah, and forbidden to the males.
أحل الذّهب والحرير لإناث أمّتي وحرّم على ذكورهاThen the author said: "And there is no zakah in their jewelry intended for use or for lending".