Keeping a gift from a non-mahram boy

Q: I met a boy and we both had feelings for one another. We both did not want to date as there is a lot of sin in it. Our intention was and is to get married when the time is right and until then, whether our paths cross or not we decided to cut off contact until then. We have no contact at all. The only piece I have of him is a chain that he gave me, will it be sinful for me to wear it?

A: It was not permissible for you to be casual with him. You should make sincere taubah for getting involved in the haraam relationship and refrain from this in the future. Accepting the chain from him was also not right. You should give the chain to some poor person. 

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)