Dr. Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri

Shaykh Ul Fiqh, Jamia Nizamia; Founder - Director


Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center

Mufti Maulana Syed Zia Uddin Naqshbandi Quadri

Shaik-ul-Fiqh - Jamia Nizamia


Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center

Scholarly Articles

GOLD CHAINS FOR MEN


<span style="font-size: 16px">It is forbidden for men to wear gold.&nbsp;&nbsp;The <b>Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)</b> saw a person wearing a gold ring and threw it away.&nbsp;&nbsp;He <b>(Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)</b> declared it a chunk of fire from well.&nbsp;&nbsp;There is a Hadith in<b><span style="color: #993300"> (Sahih Muslim, Vol. 2, Pg No. 591)<br /> </span></b><br /> <span style="color: #ff0000"><b>Translation of Hadith:&nbsp;</b></span>&nbsp;It has been narrated on the authority of <i>Hadhrat Abdullah bin Abbas (May Allah be well pleased with them)</i> that the <b>Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)</b> saw a gold ring in someone's finger, He <b>(Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)</b> threw it away and said: Anyone of you desires a chunk of fire and places this in hand.&nbsp;&nbsp;After the <b>Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)</b> left, that person was told:&nbsp;&nbsp;You take your ring and gain some benefit from it (like selling it or through some other way).&nbsp;&nbsp;He said:&nbsp;&nbsp;No! I will never take it.&nbsp;&nbsp;By Allah!&nbsp;&nbsp;I will never take what the <b>Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)</b> has thrown away.<br /> <br /> In the light of the Hadith, the Fuqaha have clarified that for men, using gold is absolutely forbidden, regardless of its weight.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thus, the habit of youngsters is against the Shariah, really bad and is forbidden.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the light of the Hadith, this is like a chunk of fire.&nbsp;&nbsp;As given in the<span style="color: #993300"><b> ( &quot;Hashiya&quot; of Zujajatul Masabeeh, Vol. 3, Pg No. 163)</b></span></span>