Adi ibn Hatim (ra) reported : I came to the
Prophet (saw) , while I had across of gold
around my neck. He (saw) said, "O Adi !
Remove this idol from yourself !" I heard him
reciting the verse in Surah Bara'ah, " They
have taken their priests and rabbis as Lords
besides Allah." [9:31] He (saw) said, "As for
them, they did not worship them, but rather
when they made something lawful for them
they considered it lawful , and when they
made something unlawful for them they
considered it lawful." [Sunan Tirmidhi ~ #
3095]