Question(s):
Are women allowed rings other than gold/silver and is a woman’s Salah accepted in that?
Answer(s):
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
In principle, women are only permitted to wear rings made of silver or gold. [1]
Thus, it is impermissible to wear rings made from other metals (especially steel and copper), unless it is silver-plated, etc. [2][3]
Nonetheless, if a woman performs Salāh with an imitation ring (made from other than gold or silver), this will not affect the validity of the Salāh.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best.
(Mufti) Mubasshir Talha – May Allah pardon him
Approved by:
Mufti Tahir Wadee | Mufti Yusuf Ilolvi
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Reference(s):
[1]
ويجوز للنساء التحلي بالذهب والفضة أما بالذهب فلما روينا وأما بالفضة فلأنها في معنى الذهب في التزين ووقوع التفاخر بها
[Majma’ Al-Anhur, 2/535, Dar Ihya’ al-Turath]
انگوٹھی صرف سونے اور چاندی کی جائز ہے، خواہ جس مقدار کی بھی ہو
[Ahsanul Fatawa, 8/70, HM Saeed]
[2]
قال: (ويكره التختم بالحديد، وبما سوى الفضة، إلا الذهب للنساء خاصة) وذلك لما روي أن النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام اتخذ خاتما من حديد، ثم ألقاه، وكرهه، واتخذ خاتما من فضة
[Sharh Mukhtasar al-Tahāwi, 8/541, Dar Al-Basha’ir]
وأما التختم بما سوى الذهب والفضة من الحديد والنحاس والصفر فمكروه للرجال والنساء جميعا لأنه زي أهل النار لما روينا من الحديث
[Al-Bada’i al-Sana’i, 6/526, DKI]
وفي الجوهرة والتختم بالحديد والصفر والنحاس والرصاص مكروه للرجل
والنساء
[Radd al-Muhtār, 6/359, HM Saeed]
فأما التختم بالحديد والرصاص والصفر والشبة فهو حرام على النساء والرجال
[Muhit al-Burhāni, 5/348, DKI]
التختم بالحديد والصفر والنحاس والرصاص مكروه للرجال والنساء؛ لأنه
زي أهل النار
[Jawharutun Nayyarah, 2/282, Matba’ Al-Khayriyyah]
[Al Fatawa Al-Tatarkāniyyah, 18/125, Maktabah Zakariyyah]
دوسری کسی دھات کی جائز نہیں۔
[Ahsanul Fatawa, 8/70, HM Saeed]
[3]
ولا بأس بأن يتخذ خاتم حديد قد لوي عليه فضة أو ألبس بفضة حتى لا يرى كذا في المحيط
[Fatāwā al-Hindiyyah, 5/335, Maktabah Rashīdiyyah]
لا بأس بأن يتخذ خاتم حديد قد لوي عليه فضة وألبس بفضة حتى لا يرى تتارخانية
[Radd al-Muhtār, 6/360, HM Saeed]
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