Does carrying a wallet that has golden letters on it fall under the prohibition of gold for men?
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"Using letters made of gold falls under the forbidden categories of extravagance (israf) and squandering (tabdhir) mentioned in the Quran. It may also fall under the prohibition of wearing gold for men, a prohibition that scholars have extended to all forms of gold usage for men."
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