Is it permissible for women to wear a platinum ring?
Question
I bought my wife a platinum diamond ring a while ago, and would like clarification if platinum wedding ring is permissable for women to wear? I have heard from various non-qualified sources that it may not be permissabl.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Platinum (Pt) is a naturally occurring element normally described as the gray-white transition metal.[1] Rings made from platinum are normally made out of pure platinum metal and not alloys.
According to Shari’ah, a woman may only wear a silver or gold ring, hence it is not permissible for a woman to wear a platinum ring.[2]
It would be permissible to sell the platinum ring and purchase another ring.
Alternatively, you may get the ring silver or gold plated. It would then be permissible for you to wear it).[3]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Arshad Ali
Student Darul Iftaa
Trinidad
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
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References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum
[2] والتختم بالحديد والصفر والنحاس والرصاص مكروه للرجل والنساء ( رد المحتار: ج 9 ص 594 )
ويكره التختم بالحديد و بما سوى الفضة إلا الذهب للنساء خاصة ( مختصر الطحاوي: 8/541 )
[3] ولا بأس بأن يتخذ خاتم حديد قد لوي عليه فضة أو ألبس بفضة حتى لا يرى كذا في المحيط….
. (الفتاوى الهندية (5/ 335))
- Answered by
- Arshad Ali
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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