قَالَ يَحْيَى : وَسَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا، يَقُولُ : وَأَنَا أَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَلْبَسَ الْغِلْمَانُ شَيْئًا مِنَ الذَّهَبِ، لِأَنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " نَهَى عَنْ تَخَتُّمِ الذَّهَبِ "، فَأَنَا أَكْرَهُهُ لِلرِّجَالِ الْكَبِيرِ مِنْهُمْ وَالصَّغِيرِ .
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: In my view, it is disliked to adorn children, that is, boys, with gold, because it has reached me from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, that he forbade wearing gold rings. And I consider it disliked for both adult men and young boys to wear gold. Zarqani said: For adult men, it is considered mildly disliked (makruh tanzihi), but as for silver ornaments for boys, according to some scholars it is permissible, and according to others it is disliked.