Wearing Gold Is Haraam For Men
`Abdullah ibn `Abbaas
reported that the Prophet (salla
llahu alayhi wa sallam) saw a gold ring
on a man's hand. He took it off and threw it aside, saying, "Would any of
you take a burning coal and hold it in his hand?" When the Messenger of Allaah (salla
llahu alayhi wa sallam) had gone away, someone
said to the man, "Take your ring and benefit from it (i.e., sell
it)." He said, "No, by Allaah, I will not
take it after the Messenger of Allaah (salla llahu
alayhi wa sallam) has thrown it away." (reported
by Muslim, no. 2090).
`Abdullah ibn `Amr ibn al'Aas reported that the
Messenger of Allaah (salla llahu alayhi
wa sallam) said:
"Whoever of my ummah wears gold and dies
wearing it, Allaah will deny him the gold of
This prohibition applies to men only, not to women, as `Ali, radiyallahu anhu, reported that
the Prophet of Allaah(sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam) took a piece of silk in his right hand and a piece
of gold in his left, and said: "These are forbidden for the males of my ummah." (reported by al-Nisaa'i and Abu Dawud).
The Prophet (salla llahua alayhi wa
sallam) also said: "Wearing silk and gold is
permitted for the women of my ummah and prohibited
for the males." (Reported by Imaam Ahmad)
"Invite all to the way of thy Lord with wisdom and
beautiful preaching;
And consult with them in ways that are best and most
gracious."
(Al Qur'an, 16:125)
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