What is the ruling on wearing an engagement ring: is it an innovation (bid'ah) or forbidden?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Oct 24, 2026
Wearing a ring for an engagement is a tradition alien to Muslims, and it is forbidden because it constitutes imitation of disbelievers. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "Whoever imitates a people is one of them."
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/53611
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 53611
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy