gold

Respected scholars, I'll like to be enlightened on the dislikeness Islaam has for the use of GOLD by men. Is it the golden jewellery itself or all jewellery materials in the world painted gold that a muslim man is prohibited from using?

Salaams, I have two questions regarding zakaat. I have been working for 18 months n ow and managed to save up some money. I have done two things with this, 1) Invested in gold and 2) Invested in the stock market. My first question is about the gold - I bought a small amount of gold about two months ago. I am looking to sell it when I think the price is a good selling price. Once it is sold, I may keep that money and look to buy more gold should the prices come down. However my intention is not to trade regularly, but to only sell in a few months' time without necessarily buying back in. Which amount do I pay zakaat on, is it the amount I initially invested, after a full year? Or possibly the higher (or even lower) amount at which I intend to sell it at? And is this is still 2.5%? Secondly, I opened a trading account in May last year. Since then I have bought and sold shares in various halal companies. I have bought and sold at a loss, and also bought and sold at a profit. Recently I have not held that many shares and most of the money has been sitting in the account, until I see a good buying opportunity again. My question is again, which amount do I pay zakaat on? I would say I am certainly trading rather than holding for long term appreciation, so my thinking was I should pay only on the net profit? At the same time, given that the money sits in my account for a few months, I'm not sure whether that means I should pay zakaat on all of it? Jzk, Siraj

Respected scholars, as-salamu `alaykum. There is a woman who has a lot of gold jewelry that is suitable for wedding ceremonies. Is it permissi ble to make an endowment (waqf) of this gold to be used by her female kin or any other women? Will she have a reward for that? Jazakum Allahu k hayran.

Can a male muslim wear jewelleries?(eg. wearing of earrings, bangles and chains).

I received some china from my parents.  It has gold trim painted on it.  Is it permissible to use and eat from these dishes?

Dear Scholars:as-salamu 'alaykum! Is it allowed for men to wear gold wrist watches? Jazakum Allah khairan.

Respected Scholar, As-salamu ' alaykum. can we wear gold chain on our leg. I have heard that we shouldn't put gold chain on our leg. Pls explain

As-salamu `alaykum! I have been blessed with a beautiful baby, al-hamdulillah. I received a lot of presents from relatives and friends when celebrating this happy occasion. Some of these presents were gold pounds. I just kept these pounds without exchanging them for paper money or turning them into jewelry. Is there any Zakah to be paid on these gold pounds? If so, how is it to be paid, how much and when? Jazakum Allah khayran.

Salam Alakium, I wanted to find out if it is permissible for a Muslim male to use a fountain pen for writing, whose nib is made of 18Karat gold. It is not of gold color but "white" gold. Jazakallah Khairan.

Dear scholars, As-Salamu `alaykum. Why it is forbidden in Islam to decorate with Gold and Silver? Jazakum Allah khayran.

As-Salamu `alaykum! I would like to ask you about a network marketing whereby a new company sells gold through the internet and the person who buys from them can get involved in the business as an agent for the company (to become an agent you have to buy a gold coin) and after becoming agent, for each sale you make, you receive 40 US dollars as commission, either the sale is conducted directly or indirectly.Let us say that there is Ali , Khalid and Ahmad . Ali introduced Khalid to the business and he became an agent as he bought coin from the company, Ali would receive his commission from Khalid, later Khalid introduced Ahmad to the business and he became agent, also this time Ali and Khalid would receive commission as Ahmad would be considered as a direct customer to Khalid and Ali also would receive his commission as Ahmad would be viewed as indirect customer to him but the sale normally goes through Khalid who works like an agent to Ali.One receives his commission after making 10 sales and it's very easy for one to stop working for this company any time one decides to do so. My question is: Is it halal to do business like that? Thanks and Jazakum Allah Khair!

Dear Sheikh, I would like to know if Muslim men are permitted to wear golden rings, chains and so on. What about watches plated with gold and other similar objects?

As-salamu `alaykum. I read in Sheikh Al-Albani’s book, The Etiquettes of Marriage, that like men, women are also forbidden from wearing gold rings and jewelry. He has provided various hadiths as evidence. As far as I know, gold is forbidden only for men. I am very confused. Please clarify this issue.

Dear scholars, As-Salamu `alaykum. We are all aware that wearing Gold is haram for Muslim men. My question is, are there any instructions on wearing 'White Gold" in the Shari'ah for Muslim men? Your earliest response will be very much appreciated!