Can I Pray with Earrings in Islam? Best Answer
C.J Ahmed-21.04.2023
There is no evidence in Islam to prove that praying whie wearing earrings is haram.
Ibn ‘Abbas was asked whether he had been present at the festival prayer along with God’s Messenger and replied, “Yes, God’s Messenger came out and prayed, then preached a sermon (no mention being made of adhan or iqama). He then went to the women, gave them an exhortation and admonition and ordered them to give alms. I then saw them putting their hands to their ears and necks and giving [some of their jewellery] to Bilal, after which Bilal and he went off to his house.’’(Bukhari and Muslim)
This hadith proves that women did pray while wearing jewellery such as earrings and if prayer was prohibited for those who wore jeweller, it would have been forbidden.
As for men wearing earrings, there is nothing authentcally narrated to prove that it is haram for men to wear earrings. The argument that Islam forbids from men wearing earrings is only based on reasoning from the above discussed hadiths and not from direct evidenece. Islam is completely silent on whether men can wear earrings and silece is from the mercy of Allah.
The Prophet (sal) said, “Verily Allah has obligated the obligations – so do not neglect them. And He has limited the limits – so do not transgress them. And His silence about things is from His mercy, not forgetfulness, so do not investigate them.”
(Hasan sahih-Ad-Darqutni No. 4/199 and Al-Baihaqi No. 10/122 and also graded Sahih by Sheikh Albani)
There are some who view everything with a “haram” lens will find fault with an adult men wearing earrings but as long it is with good intention and not to imitate women, it is not haram.
Umar bin al-Khattab (rali) narrated that the prophet (sal) said,
"Actions are according to intentions, and everyone will get what was intended. Whoever migrates with an intention for Allah and His messenger, the migration will be for the sake of Allah and his Messenger. And whoever migrates for worldly gain or to marry a woman, then his migration will be for the sake of whatever he migrated for." (Bukhari and Muslim)
There is nothing wrong in praying while wearing earrings for both men and women.
There is no evidence in Islam to prove that praying whie wearing earrings is haram.
Ibn ‘Abbas was asked whether he had been present at the festival prayer along with God’s Messenger and replied, “Yes, God’s Messenger came out and prayed, then preached a sermon (no mention being made of adhan or iqama). He then went to the women, gave them an exhortation and admonition and ordered them to give alms. I then saw them putting their hands to their ears and necks and giving [some of their jewellery] to Bilal, after which Bilal and he went off to his house.’’(Bukhari and Muslim)
This hadith proves that women did pray while wearing jewellery such as earrings and if prayer was prohibited for those who wore jeweller, it would have been forbidden.
As for men wearing earrings, there is nothing authentcally narrated to prove that it is haram for men to wear earrings. The argument that Islam forbids from men wearing earrings is only based on reasoning from the above discussed hadiths and not from direct evidenece. Islam is completely silent on whether men can wear earrings and silece is from the mercy of Allah.
The Prophet (sal) said, “Verily Allah has obligated the obligations – so do not neglect them. And He has limited the limits – so do not transgress them. And His silence about things is from His mercy, not forgetfulness, so do not investigate them.”
(Hasan sahih-Ad-Darqutni No. 4/199 and Al-Baihaqi No. 10/122 and also graded Sahih by Sheikh Albani)
There are some who view everything with a “haram” lens will find fault with an adult men wearing earrings but as long it is with good intention and not to imitate women, it is not haram.
Umar bin al-Khattab (rali) narrated that the prophet (sal) said,
"Actions are according to intentions, and everyone will get what was intended. Whoever migrates with an intention for Allah and His messenger, the migration will be for the sake of Allah and his Messenger. And whoever migrates for worldly gain or to marry a woman, then his migration will be for the sake of whatever he migrated for." (Bukhari and Muslim)
There is nothing wrong in praying while wearing earrings for both men and women.