Praise be to Allaah.
If the situation is as described with regard to buying and
selling worked gold, then dealing with it in this manner is haraam if the
price which is paid in instalments for worked gold is in currency, either
gold or silver, or cash that is now used in their stead, because this is
riba al-nasa’ (i.e., riba paid for delay in payment). This transaction
combines riba al-fadl (i.e., riba paid when wealth exchanged is of the same
type but the quantity is different) with riba al-nasa’ if the payment is
made in the same type of wealth as what is bought, e.g. if both are gold but
their weights differ, and payment is made in instalments.
And Allaah is the Source of strength. May Allaah send
blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.
End quote.
Standing Committee for Academic Research and Issuing Fatwas
Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Baaz, Shaykh ‘Abd al-Razzaaq ‘Afeefi, Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Ghadyaan, Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Qa’ood
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 13/467.