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Is it permissible to wear gold plated watches?

Published as Wearing gold plated watches

· 24 Rabiʻ I 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible to wear gold plated watches? Meaning, the whole watch is gold plated with real gold.

Answer

Yes.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

ثم قال: لا بأس بتمويه السلاح بذهب وفضة.(الدر المختار 6/420)

وأما التمويه الذي لا يخلص فلا بأس به بالإجماع لأنه مستهلك فلا عبرة ببقائه لونا اهـ.(رد المحتار 6/344)

ولو كان السيف مموها بالذهب أو الفضة فاشتراه بجنسه جاز البيع بكل حال ولا عبرة للتمويه لكونه مستهلكا فيه كذا في المضمرات.(الفتاوى الهندية 3/224)

وأما التمويه الذي لا يخلص فلا بأس به بالإجماع، كذا في الكافي.(الفتاوى الهندية 5/334)

فتاوى محموديه 28 /47-48

كتاب النوازل 15/440-441

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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