Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,

As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)

One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:

is it considered disrespect to wear jewellery (a pendant of the Holy Kabah) I am wearing this and was told that it was wrong fro me to wear the same.Do I always have to be in state of wudu and cleanliness. I ahev been wearing it oblivious of all these confusions for all these years.

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Answer:

Pendant of kaaba

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

One cannot say with absolute conviction that the wearing of a pendant inscribed with the design of the Holy Kaaba is unlawful or impermissible in Shariah….but it would be best to maintain the sanctity and the sacredness of the Noble House of Allah and abstain from wearing such a pendant and carrying it into the toilets, etc. And Allah Alone Knows Best.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan