Prayer: Is It Permissible for Men to Wear Gold Rings as a Marriage Tradition?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: Is It Permissible for Men to Wear Gold Rings as a Marriage Tradition?

English:

Question #444:

Taking into consideration the rules regarding the clothes of a praying person and that wearing gold as an adornment is forbidden for men, please answer the following two questions:

i. Does adorning with gold mean any use of gold by men even in bone surgery and dentistry?

ii. Given that, according to a tradition in our area, newly married youths wear engagement rings made of yellow gold, and this action is by no means considered by ordinary people as an adornment for men, but as a sign of the beginning of the individual’s marital life, what is Your Eminence’s opinion in this regard?

Answer #444:

i. In the given case that it is not called as adornment, it is no problem.

ii. Wearing rings made of gold is ḥarām for men in all cases.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer