In the present study, Fe 2+ and Ni 2+ immobilized on hydroxyapatite-core-shell γ-Fe 2 O 3 (γ-Fe 2 O 3 @HAp-Fe 2+ and γ-Fe 2 O 3 @HAp-Ni 2+ ) with a high surface area has been synthesized and characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and scanning electron microscope (SEM) techniques. Then, γ-Fe 2 O 3 @HAp-Fe 2+ and γ-Fe 2 O 3 @HAp-Ni 2+ were used as a new and magnetically recoverable nano catalyst for the selective oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides with 33% aqueous H 2 O 2 (0.5 mL) as an oxidant at room temperature in good to excellent yields and short reaction time. Nontoxicity of reagent, mild reaction condition, inexpensive and high catalytic activity, simple experimental procedure, short period of conversion and excellent yields, and ease of recovery from the reaction mixture using an external magnet are the advantages of the present method.