Wearing gold on which Aayat al-Kursiy is engraved or which is in the shape of an eye or hand
Question

                Many people give as a gift a piece of gold on which is engraved Aayat al-Kursiy or the name of Allaah or the phrase “Allaah jalla jalaaluhu”, or another type which is in the form of a hand, eye or heart, or which contains blue beads. My question is: which of these are haraam, and why? What should the Muslim do if he is given such items as a gift?.
Praise be to Allah.
    Firstly: 

    It is not prescribed to write Aayat al-Kursiy or the name of 
    Allaah on pieces of gold that are to be worn, because that is a kind of 
    disrespect. It may also be an imitation of the Jews and Christians who hang 
    up or wear things that they revere, such as the cross etc. 

    There is a concession allowing writing names on rings, even 
    if the name includes the name of Allaah, such as Abd-Allaah or ‘Abd 
    al-Rahmaan. Similarly there is nothing wrong with writing useful words on a 
    ring even if they include the name of Allaah, such as al-hamdu Lillah 
    (praise be to Allaah), tawakkaltu ‘ala Allaah (I put my trust in Allaah) 
    etc. Many such reports have been narrated from the Sahaabah and Taabi’een. 
    Some examples have been mentioned in the answer to question no 
    68805 

    The Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas was asked: We sell 
    hearts in which the name of Allaah is written, which are bought by Arabs and 
    non-Arabs of every kind. We may tell the Arabs that it is haraam to take 
    them into the toilet. Please advise us on the ruling on selling them. 

    They replied: Selling jewellery on which the name of Allaah 
    is written is not permissible, unless it is erased from it. A similar 
    question was submitted to the Committee which they answered in Fatwa no. 
    2077, the text of which is as follows: 

    We attach with out letter some gold jewellery on which is 
    written the name of Allaah. This jewellery is used by our Muslim women as an 
    adornment only. A while ago our brothers in the Committee for the Enjoining 
    of Virtue and Elimination of Vice (enjoining what is good and forbidding 
    what is evil) told us that using this jewellery is haraam, because the name 
    of Allaah is written on it. We tell you that this jewellery is only used by 
    Muslims as an adornment, unlike the women of the Jews and Christians, as the 
    Christians wear jewellery on which there are pictures of the cross and 
    images of idols, and the Jews wear jewellery on which there are pictures of 
    the star of David. We hope that you can explain this issue.  

    They replied as follows: Since this jewellery has the name of 
    Allaah written on it and is intended for Muslim women to wear around their 
    necks, as Christian women wear a cross and Jewish women wear a star of 
    David, and since things on which the name of Allaah is written may be worn 
    to ward off harm or bring benefits, or for other purposes, and wearing it 
    may expose it to disrespect such as if a person sleeps in it and rolls on 
    top of it, or wears it in places where it is makrooh to take anything in 
    which is written the words of Allaah or the name of Allaah, the committee 
    thinks that it is not permissible to use this jewellery on which the name of 
    Allaah is written, so as to avoid imitation of the Christians and Jews whom 
    the Muslims are forbidden to imitate, and so as to block the means that may 
    lead to evil, and so as to protect the name of Allaah from disrespect, and 
    because of the general meaning of the prohibition on wearing amulets. End 
    quote from Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah 
    (13/473)

    Secondly: 

    There is nothing wrong with wearing gold in the shape of a 
    heart, but if it is in the shape of a hand or eye, or it contains blue 
    beads, then it should not be worn, because they wear these things or hang 
    them up in the belief that they ward off the evil eye or bring good luck. 
    Even if a Muslim does not wear them on the basis of such corrupt beliefs, he 
    still should not wear them, because by doing so he is imitating those who 
    wear them for these reasons, and that may lead people to think badly of him, 
    as they will think that he is wearing it to ward off the evil eye. So it is 
    not permissible to wear them in that case. This comes under the heading of 
    wearing amulets, which is forbidden. 

    Ahmad (17458) narrated from ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Aamir al-Juhani (may 
    Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah  (peace and 
    blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever wears an amulet has 
    associated something with Allaah (shirk).” Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani 
    in Saheeh al-Jaami’. 

    Ahmad also narrated (17440) that ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Aamir (may 
    Allaah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah  
    (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “Whoever wears an amulet, 
    may Allaah not fulfil his need, and whoever wears a sea-shell, may Allaah 
    not give him peace.” Classed as hasan by Shu’ayb al-Arna’oot in Tahqeeq 
    al-Musnad.

     An amulet is something that is worn to ward off the evil eye 
    and protect against disaster. 

    Al-Khattaabi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: An amulet 
    is a bead that they used to wear in the belief that it could ward off 
    disaster. 

    Al-Baghawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Amulets are 
    beads that the Arabs used to put on their children to protect them against 
    the evil eye. This was declared false by sharee’ah. See: al-Ta’reefaat 
    al-I’tiqaadiyyah, p. 121. 

    Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: 
    Sea-shells were taken from the sea and worn to ward off the evil eye. They 
    say that if a person wears this shell he will not be affected by the evil 
    eye or by the jinn. 

    With regard to the phrase “may Allaah not give him peace” it 
    was said that it means, may Allaah not give him tranquility, and the 
    opposite of tranquillity is anxiety and grief. 

    And it was said: May Allaah not let him achieve any good, 
    thus he is given the opposite of what he was asking for.. 

    The phrase “has associated something with Allaah (shirk)” 
    refers to major shirk, if he believes that the amulet itself bring benefits 
    or wards off harm without the command of Allaah. Otherwise it is minor 
    shirk. 

    End quote from al-Qawl al-Mufeed Sharh Kitaab al-Tawheed 
    (1/189). 

    Whoever is given a gold item of this type should not wear it. 
    He may sell it but he should erase some of its markings before selling it so 
    that it cannot be worn, and has to be melted down and made into something 
    new. 

    And Allaah knows best.