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Is it permissible to wear a pendant that has Allah written on it? Is it okay not to remove it when we go to the washroom. If I do not remove it then is it a sin.

· 2 Jumada II 1424 AH1 min readFatwa 9268English

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Is it permissible to wear a pendant that has Allah written on it? Is it okay not to remove it when we go to the washroom. If I do not remove it then is it a sin.

Answer

It is not permissible for a man to wear a necklace or a pendant. It will have to be removed before entering the toilet. (Shaami vol.4 pg.359; vol.1 pg.176)

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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