I believe there is a specific text declaring wearing earrings forbidden, per the axiom mentioned in the article “There is no declaring something forbidden without a clear text.” Also as you mentioned the fact that it is from the ways of women. Interesting question though.

Mulsimah,
I don’t know about that but I’m sure the sheikh would direct you to his recent article on Thanksgiving. What makes holidays or celebrations forbidden? Sheikh mentioned that it be religous in nature. Halloween has its roots as a pagan festival and there are other things like wearing costumes, etc. Allahu ‘Alim though.

Most of the brothers read it, some did not, but the brothers who did I saw, alhamdullilah, a realization that there is a broader prespective coming from the Quran and Sunnah in interpreting this hadith as well as from our tradition. Some were still adamant upon a narrow and at times conflationary attitude. A few brothers also quote the quran and hadith to support themselves about the fact that right and wrong are clear but what is between them is ambiguous so stay away from the ambiguous and so they relate it back to this.

Alhamdullilah, most of the brothers are becoming more amenable to differences. It’s strange because our group is one of varying ideologies, perspectives and methodologies. May Allah Guide us to what is right.

Again JAK for a very beneficial article.
-MT

A few months ago, I had a discussion with one of my very close friends about the topic of ear rings (for men) as well as piercing

I told him it is a part of imitating the non believers as well as women.. his argument was that the western culture permitted such actions for men (i.e. its seen as normal for either genders) and a third friend of ours who was witnessing this conversation (he is a highschool teacher) he said that about 50% of the guys in his class wear earrings … and he used this to say that its becoming more “cultural” for guys …

then they said in Africa and some parts of India people normally wear earrings as a part of their culture.. so how can it be haram??

Whats your take on this shaykh?

JezakAllahKhair – indeed you have shortened the path for me.

I will read the articles carefully as is deserving of something by Sh. Bin Bayyah, and also will return back to the references you have provided.

Abu Abdullah

This principles is also noted by al-Dasuqi al-Maliki who states in Sharh al-Kabir:

( قَوْلُهُ فَلَا شُفْعَةَ لِشَرِيكِهِ ) أَيْ فِي الْوَجْهَيْنِ ، وَهَذَا هُوَ مَذْهَبُ الْمُدَوَّنَةِ ابْنُ نَاجِيٍّ ، وَهُوَ الْمَشْهُورُ ، وَمُقَابِلُهُ أَنَّ فِي الْكِرَاءِ الشُّفْعَةَ لَكِنَّهُ مُقَيَّدٌ بِمَا يَنْقَسِمُ وَبِأَنْ يَزِيدَ الشَّرِيكُ السُّكْنَى بِنَفْسِهِ ، وَإِلَّا فَلَا شُفْعَةَ لَهُ ، قَالَهُ اللَّخْمِيُّ ، وَالْأَوَّلُ هُوَ الْمُعْتَمَدُ كَمَا عَلِمْت ، لَكِنْ فِي بْن عَنْ الزَّقَّاقِ فِي لَامِيَّتِهِ وَغَيْرِهِ جَرَيَانُ الْعَمَلِ بِالشُّفْعَةِ فِي الْكِرَاءِ بِالْقَيْدِ الثَّانِي فَقَطْ ، وَهُوَ أَنْ يَسْكُنَ بِنَفْسِهِ

See Sharh al-Kabri vol. Al-Shuf’ah