Fariq Naik – Can a Man Wear a Golden Copper Ring

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The speaker discusses the rules regarding wearing gold for Muslim men. They explain that it is prohibited for a man to wear a copper ring, and that a ring is the best option for those who wish to avoid wearing a gold ring. The speaker also provides information on the rules for a watch, stating that a silver silver watch is not pure gold and should not be plated.

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			We'll take the next question.
		
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			I
		
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			am Ishrat Shah.
		
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			I'm from Kashmir and currently
		
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			residing in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Gold is haram
		
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			for Muslim men. But can
		
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			Muslim men wear copper ring, a copper ring
		
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			that is gold in color.
		
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			1st, we'll discuss
		
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			the ruling regarding
		
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			men wearing gold.
		
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			According to all the 4 madahib, the Hanafi
		
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			school of thought, the Shafi'i school of thought,
		
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			the Maliki school of thought, and the Humbly
		
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			school of thought, all the 4 madahib,
		
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			they say that it is prohibited for a
		
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			man to wear gold.
		
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			And there are several hadith of Allah prophet
		
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			Muhammad peace be upon him, including the hadith
		
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			that is mentioned in Sunun Abu Dawood,
		
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			hadith number 4057,
		
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			and this hadith is mentioned in
		
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			and it is also reported by Imam Ahmed
		
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			and in other books of a hadith as
		
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			well. Abulullah prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him,
		
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			he took silk and he placed it on
		
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			his right hand, and he took gold and
		
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			he placed it on his left hand. And
		
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			he said,
		
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			that these 2 are prohibited for the men
		
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			of my nation, referring to silk and gold.
		
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			And another hadith of Allah prophet Muhammad be
		
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			upon him said, and this hadith mentioned Sahih
		
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			Muslim hadith number
		
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			2078.
		
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			That the prophet, peace be upon him, prohibited
		
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			men from wearing a gold ring. So the
		
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			ahadith are crystal clear which prohibit a Muslim
		
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			man from wearing
		
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			gold.
		
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			Whether it be a gold watch, whether it
		
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			be a gold ring or whether it be
		
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			gold jewelry, etcetera. All of this is prohibited
		
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			for a Muslim man to wear. Now as
		
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			far as a ring is concerned,
		
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			the general ruling
		
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			for wearing a ring, a man can wear
		
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			a ring,
		
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			but it should not be a gold ring.
		
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			And the prophet peace be on him himself
		
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			wore a ring And on it, it was
		
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			written Muhammad Rasulullah,
		
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			Muhammad the messenger of Allah, peace be upon
		
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			him. So the prophet, peace be upon him,
		
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			did wear a ring. Now a person can
		
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			wear a ring that is gold in color,
		
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			whether it be a copper ring or iron
		
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			ring, as long as it is not pure
		
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			gold and as long as it is not
		
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			gold plated. So if it is not pure
		
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			gold and if it's not gold plated, there
		
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			is no problem in wearing a ring that
		
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			is merely gold in color. The best is
		
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			that a person avoids wearing such a ring
		
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			because people may think that he's wearing a
		
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			gold ring,
		
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			a gold ring that is pure gold. And
		
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			especially for those people who are and those
		
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			who are student of knowledge, the best is
		
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			to avoid wearing
		
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			a ring that is gold in color because
		
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			a person may think that he's wearing something
		
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			that is haram
		
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			because they may think that he's wearing gold.
		
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			The same is the case with a watch
		
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			that is not pure gold, but it's merely
		
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			gold in color and it is not gold
		
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			plated. The best is to avoid wearing such
		
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			a watch
		
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			because a person may think that he's do
		
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			that this individual is wearing a gold
		
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			watch or a watch that is pure gold.
		
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			But if a person wishes, the Islamic ruling
		
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			is that but natural, he can wear
		
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			a ring that is gold in color. It
		
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			should not be pure gold and should not
		
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			be gold plated.
		
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			I hope that answers your question.