Rings for Men
Question
(Fatwa: #031)
Asalamu alaikum
I hope your doing well. I wanted to ask you about wedding rings for men. I know it can’t be of gold.
Can men wear silver or other metal rings? and do the rings have to be a certain weight?
Kind regards
ANSWER
Muhtaram
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
حامدا و مصليا و مسلما
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
We acknowledge the receipt of your query and our response is as follows:
(1) As for the wearing of a ring for men goes many Fuqahaa (Jurist) and Muhadditheen (Scholars of Hadeeth) state that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi WA Sallam wore the ring out of necessity (to stamp his letters). Therefore this Sunnah is for one who would have some necessity in wearing a ring (e.g. Khalifa /Ruler). As for those who do not have any need for it, it would be merely permissible to wear it. However, the permissibility revolves around the following factors:
(1) It must be a silver ring.
و يكره للرجل التختم بما سوى الفضة , (هندية ج 5 ص 335 )
(2) The silver must be less than One Mithqaal (4.37g).
(أوزان شرعية )
(3) It must not be a ring known to be worn by women.
و لو كان خاتم الفضة كهيئة خاتم النساء بان يكون له فصان أو ثلاثة يكره استعماله
( بزازيه على الهندية ج6 ص 368 )
(4) The Niyyat must not be corrupt e.g. showing off, imitating a fashion, etc.
كرهت طائفة لبسه مطلقا و قالت طائفة يكره إذا قصد به الزينة ( جمع الوسائل ص 171 )
Now it will be better to wear the ring on the left hand and it should be worn on the little finger, if the ring has a stone with it then the stone should be facing the inside of the palm.
والله تعالى اعلم بالصواب
Muhammad Irshad Motara
14th Rabiul Thaani 1442
30th November 2020
Checked and Approved by
Mufti Musayyab Sahib
14th Rabiul Thaani 1442
30th November 2020
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