he adorns himself for her, whereas she does not adorn herself for anyone. As Allah, Exalted is He, says in describing the female:

“Is one brought up amid adornments, and unable to articulate clearly in dispute?” [Surah al-Zukhruf]

That is, she is raised amid adornments. It is the woman who needs to beautify and adorn herself. As for the man, he should not undermine his masculinity by lowering himself to the feminine traits of softness, wearing gold, and the like.

The prohibition of wearing solid gold is even more emphatic in the case of men. Thus, it is forbidden for a man to wear a gold ring, necklace, chain, earring, or anything similar.

In Sahih Muslim, it is narrated from Abdullah ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him, saw a gold ring on a man’s hand. He removed it, threw it away, and said: “One of you deliberately takes a live coal from the Fire and places it on his hand.” Then the man was told, after