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Is it permissible to use a gold filling for teeth or molars if a silver filling is not effective due to the large size of the cavity?

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It is permissible to fill, bind, and crown teeth with gold out of necessity, such as a tooth breaking, falling out, or decaying, based on Ibn Qudamah's statement in Al-Mughni that it is permissible in cases of necessity.

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