The questioner states that he is a committed young man who praises Allah and wishes to work in a gold shop, and before all of this, he wants to know what the rulings on buying and selling gold are.
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. This questioner says in the question he sent by fax: that he is a committed young man who praises Allah and wishes to work in a gold shop, and before all of this, he wants to know what the rulings on buying and selling gold are? And what are the doubtful matters in which the seller might fall? Please issue a ruling on this, may you be rewarded?
The Shaykh : Trading in gold is dangerous in that sometimes the exchange of possession does not take place, and it is well known that if a person buys gold with dirhams, the exchange of possession must take place in the same session, and sometimes the exchange of possession does not take place.
Second: Gold is generally bought by women, and the owner of a gold shop must address women, and a woman who has not adhered to the etiquettes of going out to the market may come, being adorned or perfumed, or softening her voice and speaking in a way that tempts men.
Some gold merchants have complained about this issue, saying that they cannot control themselves and are unable to resist, because they see what entices them, and this is a great harm, for Satan may cause a man to become attached to this woman until he becomes as if he is bewitched, may Allah protect us from that. Therefore, I advise this brother not to work in gold showrooms because of the danger involved, and the doors of provision, praise be to Allah, are many and open.
The Shaykh : Trading in gold is dangerous in that sometimes the exchange of possession does not take place, and it is well known that if a person buys gold with dirhams, the exchange of possession must take place in the same session, and sometimes the exchange of possession does not take place.
Second: Gold is generally bought by women, and the owner of a gold shop must address women, and a woman who has not adhered to the etiquettes of going out to the market may come, being adorned or perfumed, or softening her voice and speaking in a way that tempts men.
Some gold merchants have complained about this issue, saying that they cannot control themselves and are unable to resist, because they see what entices them, and this is a great harm, for Satan may cause a man to become attached to this woman until he becomes as if he is bewitched, may Allah protect us from that. Therefore, I advise this brother not to work in gold showrooms because of the danger involved, and the doors of provision, praise be to Allah, are many and open.