Caps and shoes with gold embroidery

Question

Shoes, a cap or cloth on which embroidery with gold or silver thread and spangles has been done — whether it is imitation or genuine — are they permissible for men or not, when it exceeds four fingers? And how is the measure of four fingers to be reckoned on shoes?

Answer

Shoes, a cap and cloth with genuine embroidery are impermissible for a man if it exceeds four fingers: [ar]يُكْرَهُ أَنْ يَلْبَسَ الذُّكُورُ قَلَنْسُوَةً مِنَ الْحَرِيرِ أَوِ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ، وَالْكِرْبَاسِ الَّذِي خِيطَ عَلَيْهِ إِبْرَيْسَمٌ كَثِيرٌ أَوْ شَيْءٌ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ أَوِ الْفِضَّةِ أَوْ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ قَدْرِ أَرْبَعِ أَصَابِعَ[/ar] “It is makruh for males to…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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