Fatwa: # 19749
Category: Misc. Fiqh
Country: United States
Date: 6th February 2012

Title

Is it permissible to wear this watch?

Question

I saw this watch online and instantly I fell in love with it. Is this watch permissible to wear in Islam for Muslim men? http://www.amazon.com/Dolce-Gabbana-DW0778-Chamonix-Bracelet/dp/B005OLIRHI/ref=pd_sbs_watch_1

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Rose gold jewelry is a mixture of yellow gold with copper. All gold jewelry is a mixture of pure gold with either copper or silver colored alloys. Rose gold has more copper colored alloys, thus creating a pinkish hue to the gold.

 

Depending on the amount of copper used, the color of rose gold jewelry can be a very light and subtle pink to a more deep reddish hue. Rose gold jewelry comes in 9K, 14K, and 18K gold. It has as much pure gold in it as the more commonly known yellow gold. [1]

 

In principle, wearing a watch containing gold or silver is not permitted if the gold or silver touches the body. [2] [3]  Also the main part of the watch from which the watch is benefitted must not include gold or silver. [4]

 

We have seen the watch referred to in the query.  The gold or silver around the band will touch the hand when wearing the watch.

 

Furthermore, the watch has polished rose-gold-tone hands.  The hands of a watch are the main instruments in displaying the time.  Hence the wearing of the watch in reference is impermissible.

 

Note that this ruling is applicable only if the content of gold in the rose-gold is equivalent to or more than the content of copper.  If the content of copper is more than the gold, then this is not pure gold.  Hence, if the rose-gold is 9K, [5] then the referenced watch is permissible to wear. [6]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mawlana Abdul Azīm bin Abdur Rahman,
Student Darul Iftaa
US

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net


[2]  يُكْرَهُ النَّظَرُ في الْمِرْآةِ الْمُتَّخَذَةِ من الذَّهَبِ أو الْفِضَّةِ وَيُكْرَهُ أَنْ يُكْتَبَ بِالْقَلَمِ الْمُتَّخَذِ من الذَّهَبِ أو الْفِضَّةِ أو من دَوَاةٍ كَذَلِكَ وَيَسْتَوِي فيه الذِّكْرُ وَالْأُنْثَى كَذَا في السِّرَاجِيَّةِ لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يَكُونَ في بَيْتِ الرَّجُلِ أَوَانِي الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ لِلتَّجَمُّلِ لَا يَشْرَبُ منها نَصُّ مُحَمَّدٍ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لِأَنَّ الْمُحَرَّمَ الِانْتِفَاعُ وَالِانْتِفَاعُ في الْأَوَانِي الشُّرْبُ كَذَا في الْكُبْرَى ثُمَّ الذي اتَّخَذَ من الْفِضَّةِ من الْأَوَانِي كُلُّ ما أَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فيه وَأَخْرَجَ ثُمَّ اسْتَعْمَلَ لَا بَأْسَ وَكُلُّ ما يَصُبُّ من الْآنِيَةِ مِثْلُ الْأُشْنَانِ وَالدُّهْنِ وَالْغَالِيَةِ وَنَحْوِهِ فَكَانَ مَكْرُوهًا كَذَا في الْحَاوِي لِلْفَتَاوَى وَلَا بَأْسَ بِالْأَكْلِ وَالشُّرْبِ من إنَاءٍ مُذَهَّبٍ وَمُفَضَّضِ إذَا لم يَضَعْ فَاهُ على الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَكَذَا الْمُضَبَّبُ من الْأَوَانِي وَالْكَرَاسِيِّ وَالسَّرِيرِ إذَا لم يَقْعُدْ على الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَكَذَا في حَلْقَةِ الْمِرْآةِ من الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَكَذَا الْمِجْمَرُ وَاللِّجَامُ وَالسَّرْجُ وَالثُّفْرُ وَالرِّكَابُ إذَا لم يَقْعُدْ عليه وَعَنْ أبي يُوسُفَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَنَّهُ كَرِهَ جَمِيعَ ذلك وَقِيلَ مُحَمَّدٌ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى معه وَقِيلَ مع أبي حَنِيفَةَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى كَذَا في التُّمُرْتَاشِيِّ (الفتاوي الهندية, ج 5, ص 334: مكتبة رشيدية)

 

[3]  امداد الاحكام, ج 4, ص 332: مكتبه دار العلوم كراشي

 

[4]  ولأبي حنيفة رضي الله عنه حرفان:

أحدهما: أن الأصل في المخلوقات إباحة الانتفاع بها، والحرمة لعارض، والنص ورد في تحريم الشرب والأكل في آنية الذهب والفضة، فكل ما يشبه المنصوص عليه في الاستعمال يلحق بالمنصوص عليه، وما لا يشبه المنصوص عليه (90أ2) يبقى على أصل الإباحة، وههنا يتصل الذهب والفضة ببدنه، وهنا لم يتصل ببدنه، فلم يكن نظير المنصوص عليه في الاستعمال، فالحاصل أن أبا حنيفة على هذا الوجه اعتبر حرمة الاستعمال فيما يتصل ببدنه صورة.

والثاني: أن هذا تابع فلا يكره، كالجبة المكفوفة بالحرير، والعلم في الثوب، وقياساً على الشرب من يده وعلى خنصره خاتم فضة، فإن ذلك لا يكره (المحيط البرهاني, ج 8, ص 47: ادارة القران)

 

[5] The World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. 8, Page 249

 

[6]  امداد المفتين, ص 815: دار الاشاعت

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