In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful
Imam al-Nawawi records in his book Meadows of the Righteous:
باب صفة طول القميص والكم والإزار وطرف العمامة وتحريم إسبال شيء من ذلك على سبيل الخيلاء وكراهته من غير خيلاء واستحباب ترك الترفع في اللباس تواضعًا
Chapter on the description of the length of the shirt, sleeve, lower garment, and the end of the turban, and the prohibition of letting any of these hang down out of arrogance, and the undesirability of it without arrogance, and recommandation to humbly avoid snobbery in clothing.
Source: Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn 1/249
Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
مَنْ جَرَّ ثَوْبَهُ خُيَلَاءَ لَمْ يَنْظُرْ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
Whoever trails his garment in vanity, Allah will not look at him on the Day of Resurrection.
Abu Bakr said, “One of my robes slides down unless I am cautious about it.” The Prophet said:
إِنَّكَ لَسْتَ تَصْنَعُ ذَلِكَ خُيَلَاءَ
You are not doing it in vanity.
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3665, Grade: Sahih
Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
لَا يَنْظُرُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَى مَنْ جَرَّ إِزَارَهُ بَطَرًا
Allah will not look on the Day of Resurrection at one who trailed his garment in vanity.
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5788, Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi
In another narration, the Prophet said:
مَا أَسْفَلَ مِنْ الْكَعْبَيْنِ مِنْ الْإِزَارِ فَفِي النَّارِ
Whatever part of the garment is below the two ankles is in the Hellfire.
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5787, Grade: Sahih
Abu Dharr reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
ثَلَاثَةٌ لَا يُكَلِّمُهُمْ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ الْمَنَّانُ الَّذِي لَا يُعْطِي شَيْئًا إِلَّا مَنَّهُ وَالْمُنَفِّقُ سِلْعَتَهُ بِالْحَلِفِ الْفَاجِرِ وَالْمُسْبِلُ إِزَارَهُ
There are three to whom Allah will not speak on the Day of Resurrection: one who does not give anything in charity unless his generosity is praised, a hypocrite who sells goods upon a false oath, and one who trails his garment in pride.
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 106, Grade: Sahih
Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
الْإِسْبَالُ فِي الْإِزَارِ وَالْقَمِيصِ وَالْعِمَامَةِ مَنْ جَرَّ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا خُيَلَاءَ لَا يَنْظُرُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
Draping is in regards to the robe, shirt, and turban. Whoever trails any of them in pride, Allah will not look at him on the Day of Resurrection.
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4094, Grade: Sahih
Jabir ibn Sulaym reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
وَلَا تَحْقِرَنَّ شَيْئًا مِنْ الْمَعْرُوفِ وَأَنْ تُكَلِّمَ أَخَاكَ وَأَنْتَ مُنْبَسِطٌ إِلَيْهِ وَجْهُكَ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ مِنْ الْمَعْرُوفِ وَارْفَعْ إِزَارَكَ إِلَى نِصْفِ السَّاقِ فَإِنْ أَبَيْتَ فَإِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ وَإِيَّاكَ وَإِسْبَالَ الْإِزَارِ فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ الْمَخِيلَةِ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمَخِيلَةَ
Do not hold in contempt any small act of goodness, because even speaking to your brother with a cheerful face is an act of goodness. Hold up your lower garment halfway to the leg and at least above the ankles, for trailing it is arrogance and Allah dislikes pride.
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4084, Grade: Sahih
Abu Huraira reported: While a man was praying with his garment draped below himself, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
اذْهَبْ فَتَوَضَّأْ
Go and perform ablution again.
The man went and performed ablution, then he came to the Prophet. The Prophet said:
اذْهَبْ فَتَوَضَّأْ
Go and perform ablution again.
The man went and performed ablution, then he came back to the Prophet. Another man said to him, “O Messenger of Allah, why did you order him to perform ablution again?” The Prophet said:
نَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي وَهُوَ مُسْبِلٌ إِزَارَهُ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى لَا يَقْبَلُ صَلَاةَ رَجُلٍ مُسْبِلٍ إِزَارَهُ
Verily, he was praying with his garment draped below himself. Allah Almighty does not accept the prayer of a man who drapes his garment.
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 638, Grade: Sahih
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
إِزْرَةُ الْمُسْلِمِ إِلَى نِصْفِ السَّاقِ وَلَا حَرَجَ أَوْ لَا جُنَاحَ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْكَعْبَيْنِ مَا كَانَ أَسْفَلَ مِنْ الْكَعْبَيْنِ فَهُوَ فِي النَّارِ مَنْ جَرَّ إِزَارَهُ بَطَرًا لَمْ يَنْظُرْ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ
The garment of a Muslim should be lowered to the middle of the shin, but there is no harm or blame in what is between it and the ankles. Whatever is lower than the ankles is in the Hellfire. Whoever trails his garment in pride, Allah will never look at him.
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4093, Grade: Sahih
Imam al-Azimabadi commented:
وَالْحَدِيثُ فِيهِ دَلَالَةٌ عَلَى أَنَّ الْمُسْتَحَبَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ إِزَارُ الْمُسْلِمِ إِلَى نِصْفِ السَّاقِ وَالْجَائِزُ بِلَا كَرَاهَةٍ مَا تَحْتَهُ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ
This tradition provides evidence that it is recommended for a Muslim man’s garment be lowered midway between the shins and that it is permissible, without being discouraged, to lower it even further to the ankles.
Source: ‘Awn al-Ma’būd 11/103
Ibn Umar reported: I passed by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, while my garment was falling. The Prophet said:
يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ ارْفَعْ إِزَارَكَ
O Abdullah, raise your garment.
I raised it up, then the Prophet said:
زِدْ
More.
I raised it again and I kept pulling it up until some people said, “To where?” The Prophet said:
أَنْصَافِ السَّاقَيْنِ
Halfway between the shins.
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2086, Grade: Sahih
Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
مَنْ جَرَّ ثَوْبَهُ مِنْ الْخُيَلَاءِ لَمْ يَنْظُرْ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ
Whoever trails their garment in pride, Allah will never look at them on the Day of Resurrection.
Umm Salamah said, “What should women do with their hems?” The Prophet said:
تُرْخِينَهُ شِبْرًا
Slacken them by a handspan.
She said, “Then their feet would be exposed.” The Prophet said:
تُرْخِينَهُ ذِرَاعًا لَا تَزِدْنَ عَلَيْهِ
Then slacken them by a forearms’ length and no more.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1731, Grade: Sahih
Mu’adh ibn Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
مَنْ تَرَكَ اللِّبَاسَ تَوَاضُعًا لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ دَعَاهُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَلَى رُءُوسِ الْخَلَائِقِ حَتَّى يُخَيِّرَهُ مِنْ أَيِّ حُلَلِ الْإِيمَانِ شَاءَ يَلْبَسُهَا
Whoever gives up fine clothes due to humility for the sake of Allah, even though he is able to wear them, then Allah will call him on the Day of Resurrection in front of all creation that he may choose any garment of faith he desires to wear.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2481, Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi
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