Prayer: Is Serving Sweets on Silver Plates Considered Eating from Them?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: Is Serving Sweets on Silver Plates Considered Eating from Them?

English:

Question #446:

We see in some parties that sweets are served on silver plates. Is this action considered an example of eating from a silver plate? And what is its rule?

Answer #446:

If to take food or the like from a silver plate for the purpose of eating is considered as eating from a silver plate, it is ḥarām.

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