Fatwa #1553414 August 2007India
Wearing a Mangal suthr or Kaali pooth ka mala
Question
I would like to ask u one query does mangalsutra or kaali pooth ka maala is permissible in islam or not whether a muslin women can wear it ?
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh.
It is Makrooh-e-Tahreemi (very undesirable) for a Muslim to wear a Mangal suthr or Kaali pooth ka mala as it symbolizes Hinduism and is regarded as something very holy in their religion.
And Allah knows best
Ml. M. Jawed Iqbal,
Student Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa