Can I Work as a Salesperson Selling Gold Watches To Men And Women?
Hanafi Fiqh
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch
Question
Is it permissible to work as a salesperson in a watch store that sells solid gold watches to both men and women?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.
Yes. It is permissible to work in a store that sells gold watches. This is based on the principle: anything that has a permissible usage is permissible to sell. [Ibn ‘Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar]
Gold watches are permissible for women to wear, so it is therefore permissible to sell, even if the buyer is a male.
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Allah knows best
[Shaykh] Yusuf Weltch
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Shaykh Yusuf Weltch is a teacher of Arabic, Islamic law, and spirituality. After accepting Islam in 2008, he went on to study at Darul Uloom Seminary in New York and completed his studies at Darul Mustafa in Tarim, Yemen.
There, he completed the memorization of the Quran and his study of Islamic Sciences. Throughout his years of study, he was blessed to learn from many great scholars: Habib Umar bin Hafiz, Habib Kazhim al-Saqqaf, Shaykh ‘Umar bin Husayn al-Khatib, and others.
Upon returning, he joined the SeekersGuidance faculty in the summer of 2019.
