Is it disliked to wear a wedding ring (dublah) absolutely, whether with or without a specific belief, merely because it is customarily known to signify marriage or engagement? And what is the evidence for that?
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Wearing an engagement or wedding ring is forbidden if one believes that it benefits the couple or perpetuates love between them, because this is a form of minor (associating partners with Allah). As for wearing it as a custom without such a belief, there is a difference of opinion among scholars: some permitted it due to the absence of an explicit text forbidding it, while others disliked or prohibited it because it involves imitating non-Muslims. Some scholars believe that the origin of this custom goes back to Christians or Pharaohs.
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