mack@leland.stanford.edu (Forever Young) (05/30/91)
I'm sorry if this issue has been discussed in the past.
1. Can men wear gold such as gold rings, gold bracelets, gold
necklesses, etc?
On a separate note, I think (correct me if I'm wrong) that one of the
ways that Sunnis differ from Shi'ites is that Shi'ites have pictures
(drawings) of the prophet (SAW) while Sunnis do not believe in any
drawings of him. This leads me to a second question:
2. I have a golden neckless that on one side has Ali (PBUH) and on
the other side has Mohammad's (SAW) picture. What are the rulings
on this in Islam? Any comments?
Regards,
--Siamak
--
+=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+
| I'll take you to the highest mountains. | Siamak Hashemi............. |
| to the depths of the deepest sea....... | mack@leland.Stanford.EDU... |
| we won't need a map, believe me........ | Electrical Engineering..... |
| now let my body do the moving.......... | Stanford University........ |
| and let my hands do the soothing....... +=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+
| let me show you the world in my eyes... --Depeche Mode............... |
+=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+rached@raksha.eng.ohio-state.edu (Rached Zantout) (05/31/91)
In islam, it is totally forbidden for men to wear Gold or Silk. This was mentioned in a hadith that I don't recall now but if asked to I could provide with the reference. As far as the pictures of the prophet (PBUH) and of Ali (RAA) this has no proof that those are their pictures. Drawing a picture of something that has (rouh) spirit in it (e.g. animals, humanbeings). So it is impossible that somebody from the companions of the prophet or those who have seen him to draw him unless he was a non-muslim which we cannot take from him things that are related to our religion. Those drawings are useless and they are harmfull, since by accepting those drawings we will open the way for future generations to begin WORSHIPING those pictures (like the picture of Jesus andf the cross). -- "I bear witness that there is only one god, and that Muhammad is his messenger"