Is it Permissible to Sell Gold Watches to Men?
Hanafi Fiqh
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
Is it permissible to work in a watch store where solid gold watches are occasionally sold to men, even if most sales involve other types of watches?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.
I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.
It is permissible to work in a store that occasionally sells gold watches. However, selling a gold watch personally in the store as a Muslim would be impermissible. You can always delegate the sales to someone else. [Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar]
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[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
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Mawlana Ilyas Patel has received a traditional education in various countries. He started his schooling in the UK and completed his hifz of the Quran in India. After that, he joined an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied secular and Aalimiyya sciences. Later, he traveled to Karachi, Pakistan, and other Middle Eastern countries to further his education. Mawlana has served as an Imam in the Republic of Ireland for several years and taught the Quran and other Islamic sciences to both children and adults. He also worked as a teacher and librarian at a local Islamic seminary in the UK for 12 years. Presently, he lives in the UK with his wife and is interested in books and gardening.
