The ruling on using items plated with gold or silver
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Question:
Now, pens are sold that have gold nibs, or door handles that are gold-plated, not pure gold?
Answer:
The safest course is to avoid them. It may be said that some scholars hold that a small amount is excused, such as Shaykh Taqi al-Din (may Allah have mercy on him) and a group of others, but avoiding this is safer; it blocks the door to laxity. If a person is cautious in this matter, that is better.
Q: Silver pens?
A: Silver is less severe, but if one is cautious regarding all of it, that is better. Gold is more severe.
Now, pens are sold that have gold nibs, or door handles that are gold-plated, not pure gold?
Answer:
The safest course is to avoid them. It may be said that some scholars hold that a small amount is excused, such as Shaykh Taqi al-Din (may Allah have mercy on him) and a group of others, but avoiding this is safer; it blocks the door to laxity. If a person is cautious in this matter, that is better.
Q: Silver pens?
A: Silver is less severe, but if one is cautious regarding all of it, that is better. Gold is more severe.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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