Prohibition of vessels of gold and silver

Wednesday, April 8 2025
20 Shawwal 1446
Lesson: Prohibition of vessels of gold and silver
​Learning Objectives

1. Define what is meant by vessels of gold and silver.

2. Explain the Islamic ruling regarding using gold and silver utensils.

3. Mention evidence from the Hadith about the prohibition.

4. Identify the wisdom behind this prohibition.

5. Apply Islamic manners of modesty and avoiding extravagance in daily life.

Prohibition of vessels

of gold and silver

​Key Vocabulary Words

haram

Halal

Brocade

For what reasons do people buy Gold and silver ??

Gold, silver and silk

What are the natural resources that Allah gave to mankind?

Hadith

Hudhayfah ibn al-YamānThe Prophet (saw) said: "Do not wear silk, do not wear brocade( dibaj) ,do not drink from any cup made from gold and silver, and do not eat from dishes of gold or silver. These things are for them (unbelievers) in this world and for you (believers )in the Hereafter

Multiple Choice

Hadith is...................................

• The saying of the scholars

• The saying of prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

• The saying of Allah

​Narrator of the hadith

​Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (Hudhayfah ibn Hassel Al_Absi)

Known for: The keeper of the secret.
Because of his ability to keep a secret even when he is under persistent questioning. The Prophet, peace be on him, confided in him the names of the munafiqin (The Hypocrites)


Place of Death Al_Madaain in(Iraq)

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Multiple Select

Which of the following are natural resources?

• Gold

• cars

• Houses

• silver

Multiple Choice

Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman

• The Caller to Prayer

• The Writer of the Quran

• The Guardian of the Revelation

• The Keeper of the Secret

In this hadith, the prophet (pbuh) forbid
several things, what are they?

The Prophet forbade us to drink out of
gold and silver vessels, or eat in it, And
also forbade the wearing of silk and
Dibaj(Type of fabric) or sitting on it

Dibaj

​Brocade is a class of richly decorative fabrics, often made in coloured silks and sometimes with gold and silver threads.

The prophet (pbuh)warned us in the Hadith to be away from
The wastefulness because it will distract us from worshipping
Allah (SWT).

How does the wastefulness affect the society?

You can see in the pictures examples of wastefulness,
things are made out of gold and diamond without aneed

Multiple Choice

Dibaj is a type of................

• Fabric

• fruit

• animal

• birds

Eating and drinking from gold and silver vessel are
forbidden for both women and men and even in the
restaurants.

Are eating and drinking from silver and gold
vessels forbidden for both men and women?

How do you act in the following situation?

You went to a restaurant that uses silver vessels.

I don’t eat, drink or buy from this restaurant

Multiple Choice

Eating and drinking from the silver and gold vessels are forbidden for

• Men

• women

• Men and women

1.A Muslim community should be away from
excessive spending and wastefulness.

2.The poor and needy will be heartbroken when
they see the rich eating from gold and silver
vessels and they don’t have much to spend for
their own needs.

3.It has a bad effect on the economy.

Why it is forbidden to eat and drink from silver and gold
vessel?

Multiple Choice

Why men are not allowed to wear Silk and gold in Islam?

• Because it is expensive

• It is feminine in nature

• It is not always available

• Men can wear gold and silk

Multiple Choice

Wearing silk and gold for men is.........................

• Halal (permissible)

• Makrooh (disliked)

• Mustahab (recommended)

• Haram (forbidden)

What will the punishment be for the men who wear gold and
silk in this life?

Whoever wears silk clothes in this life shall not
wear them in the Hereafter

The one who insists to eat from the gold and silver
vessels after knowing that it is haram will be
punished

Wearing silk and gold, is ‘haram’ for the believing
men, and allowed ‘halal’ for the believing woman.

Are the men and the women allowed to wear gold and
?silk

where we get the silk from? in order to find out watch the
video below and say (subhanallah) glory be to Allah

Multiple Choice

Gold for women is.........................

• Allowed

• forbidden

• disliked

Multiple Choice

You went to a restaurant that uses silver plates and cups what do You do?

• I eat in this restaurant

• I go to a different restaurant.

• Nothing

Wearing gold and silk is feminine in nature; and Islam does
not allow men to look like or emulate women, or women to
look like or emulate men

Why are the men not allowed to wear gold and silk?

The disbeliever chooses to enjoy himself in this life
by wearing gold and silk, but the believer fears
Allah and chooses to obey him by following his
.commands so he will enjoy it in Jannah

Gold and silk for the disbelievers in this life and for the

.believers in life after

Multiple Choice

Whoever wears silk clothes in this life shall not wear them in the Hereafter

• True

• False

Benefits of the lesson
1.Eating and drinking from gold and silver

vessel is forbidden for men and women.

2.A Muslim community should be away from

excessive spending and wastefulness.

3.Wearing silk and gold, is ‘haram’ for the

believing men, and allowed ‘halal’ for the
believing woman

.
The value of the lesson.
To be away from excessive spending and

wastefulness

Multiple Choice

Why are men not allowed to wear gold and silk?

• It is expensive

• It is not always avilable

• It is a feminine in nature

Multiple Choice

The value of the lesson.

• Generosity

• Honesty

• To stay away from excessive spending and wastefulness