Rings

Q: I have a question regarding using/wearing stones in jewellery. I know that stones like kyanite and lapis lazuli are often used by people because they believe that they have certain metaphysical properties. I've recently come into quite a few stones (quartz crystal, malachite, kyanite, etc.) that have been passed from person to person, but the original purchaser bought them because of the metaphysical properties that they believed them to have. I simply think that they're beautiful rocks and creations of Allah Ta'ala and have no intentions of relying on them for anything. Is it permissible for me to wear them as jewellery? Would that be a form of shirk? Diamonds and sapphires are believed to have certain properties as well; should we just avoid all stones?

Q: I'm married and have two daughters Alhamdulilah! My husband wants me to do nose piercing, because he loves it on my face! Is it halal or haram to do the nose piercing?

Q: In tasheelul akhlaaq wal adaab book 10 it mentions that wearing a ring of agate increases barakah. What is a ring of agate?

Q: My mother has a ring which is made of white gold with a diamond stone on it. Is it permissible to wear it?

(Would it also be permissible to wear a ring made up entirely of diamond?)

Q: It is written that "Women are permitted to wear silver and gold rings. They are not allowed to wear any other type of rings besides silver and gold. Apart from rings, women are allowed to wear all types of jewellery, whether gold, silver, platinum, imitation, etc."

Is it not permissible to wear diamond rings as well?

Q: Recently, I heard in a sermon that it is not permissible for us, Muslims to wear rings made of stone or some other material or taweez with the belief that it will avoid harm and it will give us the blessings and barakah. In my locality most of the imams follow the trend of wearing such rings or taweez. Is it permissible for me to do namaz behind them?

Q: If we wear a ring of stone like garnet or topaz in which some Arabic words are made, is it ok? Can I go to the wash room with the ring especially when some Arabic words /numbers are written in it or only wearing a ring without Arabic writing is permissible?

Q: Is it permissible for a male to wear a silver ring that weighs more than one mithqaal?

Q: We teaching revert ladies. Coming to the type of rings permissible to wear, we explained metal jewellery are not permissible because the idol worshippers used to use it. Now some questions arose. Please give us some clear and simple answer to their understanding Insha Allah.

1) Why is it not permissible to wear imitation rings (i.e the event behind it if there is) and do the idol worshippers used to have a certain tradition behind it or is it just that they used to use it?

2) Why is it then permissible to wear imitation jewellery (besides rings)?

3) Some jewellery are made of animal skin especially (south african) traditional jewellery. Is it allowed to wear such? Even in namaaz?

Q: Is it permisable for a Muslim woman to wear imitation rings?