𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 (358)

Wedding Rings Are an Imitation of The Kuffār Sheikh Sulayman Ar-Ruhaili hafidahullah said: Brothers, the fundamental principle is this: any act performed as a form of worship by Jews or Christians is prohibited for us to imitate, and this ruling does not change due to widespread practice or popularity. There are, however, practices that Jews and Christians engage in as customs rather than acts of worship. These are originally considered prohibited if they are specific to them, due to the prohibition against imitation. However, if such customs become widespread among Muslims and lose their association with those groups, many scholars consider them to become permissible. As for practices that they perform as religious rituals, they remain forbidden even if they become widely adopted. An example of this is wearing a wedding ring on a specific finger. Among Christians, this is a religious act symbolising the sanctity and permanence of marriage, which in their belief is eternal. During the wedding ceremony, they place the ring on the fourth finger while invoking the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, believing the ring symbolises the eternal bond of marriage. In fact, they often accompany the ring with a tighter band to prevent it from falling off, further reinforcing its symbolic significance. For this reason, we maintain that wearing a wedding ring in this manner remains impermissible, even if it has become common among Muslims, because Christians do it as a religious act linked to their faith.