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a prophetic prohibition explained by the circumstances of the early community

Cited in 2 segments across 2 recordings · 2018 to 2021 · principle/principle:prohibition-tied-to-circumstances-of-the-time

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2 Feb 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Can men wear gold? Men can wear gold, in Mufti Abu Layth's understanding; the Prophet discouraged it because Medina needed to stay on a war footing. Question from live chatposition checkedthe coalition against Madinah (al-Ahzab)a prohibition tied to the circumstances of its time machine2 min 56 s16:35on YouTube
10 Jul 2018Quick Fiqh! Is it haram for men to wear gold or silk? In Mufti Abu Layth's view the prohibition of gold and silk for men is a matter of dislike (karaha), not a categorical haram, since many Companions wore both all their lives and the Prophet's aim was to keep people focused in hard times. He notes the popular opinion is that it is haram and says nobody has to follow his understanding. Question written questionposition checkedreport: allah has made these two gold and silk haram upon the males of my ummah (unresolved)report: whoever wears silk in this world is deprived of it in jannah (unresolved)report: the prophet permitted al-zubayr and abd al-rahman ibn awf to wear silk because of an itch (unresolved)al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam [?] machine15 min 13 s0:00on YouTube