Ruling on Wearing Gold with Images on It

Question:
This is a question from the listener Noura from al-Kharj. She says: Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good, about the ruling on wearing gold that has images of animals or humans on it. Is it permissible to wear it or not?

Answer:
Gold that has an image of an animal on it is not permissible to wear. Rather, it is obligatory to scrape off that image and remove it. If it is on a necklace or a bracelet or something similar, it should be removed by the method that removes it, or it should be obliterated with something. It is not permissible to wear it.
Likewise, clothing, and likewise, shirts, and likewise, garments; none of them is permissible to wear if they have images on them. Rather, it is obligatory to remove the heads of the images. If the head is scraped off, the harm is removed. The important thing is the removal of the head. If the head is scraped off or obliterated with something so that it is not visible, but rather hidden, the harm is removed, whether it is in gold or silver, or in a shirt, or in anything else that the believing man or woman wears. Yes.
The evidence for this is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): This is how the hadith came from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). And this is the second hadith: that the Messenger (peace be upon him) "forbade images in the house, and that they be made." Yes.