Guidance on the hadiths indicating the prohibition of gold for women
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Question:
The questioner: I read in a book that Asma bint Yazid reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 4402 It was narrated by Abu Dawud and al-Nasa'i. Also, the sister of Hudhayfah reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Mishkat al-Masabih 4403 It was narrated by Abu Dawud and al-Nasa'i, and its chain of narration is weak. What is your Excellency’s opinion regarding these hadiths, and what is your guidance for us? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
These hadiths that contain the prohibition of wearing gold, some of them are weak, and some of them are abrogated.
The Muslims have reached a consensus that gold is permissible for women and forbidden for men, so there is no blame in that, and praise be to Allah.
For a woman to wear a gold necklace, or a gold bracelet, or a gold ring, all of this is without blame for women; because of his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying in the authentic hadith:Bulugh al-Maram 2:460 So gold and silk are permissible for women and forbidden for males. A woman came to him and said: O Messenger of Allah, a woman came to you wearing two gold bracelets, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: She said: No. He said: Sunan Abi Dawud 1563Hasan (Al-Albani) So she threw them away and said: "They are for Allah and His Messenger." He did not disapprove of her wearing them, but rather he ordered her to pay the zakah on them.
The point is: that gold bracelets, and likewise necklaces, and likewise rings, and likewise earrings, are all permissible for women according to the scholars, and this is a consensus among them; there is only an anomalous disagreement on this matter, which is not relied upon.
So no one should doubt this matter. Gold and silk are lawful for females and forbidden for males. What came in some hadiths regarding the prohibition of gold for women is either weak, or abrogated by the authentic hadiths and clear evidence indicating its permissibility for women, and that Allah has made gold and silk permissible for women, but not for men. This is the position relied upon by the scholars, and it is the truth. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
The questioner: I read in a book that Asma bint Yazid reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Any woman who wears a gold necklace will have a similar one of fire put on her neck on the day of resurrection, and any woman who puts a gold earring in her ear will have a similar one of fire put in her ear by God on the day of resurrection
أيما امرأة تقلدت قلادة من ذهب؛ قلدت في عنقها مثلها من النار يوم القيامة، وأيما امرأة جعلت في أذنها خرصًا من ذهب؛ جعل الله في أذنها مثله من النار يوم القيامةYou women have in silver something with which to adorn yourselves. I assure you that any woman of you who adorns herself with gold which she displays will be punished for it.
يا معشر النساء، أما لكن في الفضة ما تحلينن به، أما إنه ليس منكن امرأة تحلي ذهبًا تظهره إلا عذبت بهAnswer:
These hadiths that contain the prohibition of wearing gold, some of them are weak, and some of them are abrogated.
The Muslims have reached a consensus that gold is permissible for women and forbidden for men, so there is no blame in that, and praise be to Allah.
For a woman to wear a gold necklace, or a gold bracelet, or a gold ring, all of this is without blame for women; because of his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying in the authentic hadith:
Gold and silk are lawful for the females among my followers, but prohibited to the males
أحل الذهب، والحرير لإناث أمتي، وحرم على ذكورهمDo you give the zakah of this?
أتعطين زكاة هذا؟Are you pleased that Allah may put two bangles of fire on your hands?
أيسرك أن يسورك الله بهما يوم القيامة سوارين من نار؟The point is: that gold bracelets, and likewise necklaces, and likewise rings, and likewise earrings, are all permissible for women according to the scholars, and this is a consensus among them; there is only an anomalous disagreement on this matter, which is not relied upon.
So no one should doubt this matter. Gold and silk are lawful for females and forbidden for males. What came in some hadiths regarding the prohibition of gold for women is either weak, or abrogated by the authentic hadiths and clear evidence indicating its permissibility for women, and that Allah has made gold and silk permissible for women, but not for men. This is the position relied upon by the scholars, and it is the truth. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
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