What is the ruling on men wearing white gold?
Gold, in its true nature, is yellow. It is often described as reddish if mixed with copper. "White gold" is referred to in three cases:
1. If it is pure platinum. This is permissible for men, similar to how cotton is called "white gold" or petroleum "black gold." Its high value does not make it forbidden.
2. If it is yellow gold coated with a layer of platinum. This is forbidden for men, because it is essentially gold.
3. If it is yellow gold mixed with "palladium" or other substances to change its color to white. This is forbidden for men because it is originally yellow gold, and changing its color does not exempt it from the original rulings of gold.
The Permanent Committee for Issuing Fatwas concluded that if gold is mixed with other substances, it does not lose its rulings, including the prohibition of wearing it for men. Naming it "white gold" does not alter its ruling.
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