Hadith on Clothing: Concession for women to lower garments

Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “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, “Slacken them by a handspan.” She said, “Then their feet would be exposed.” The Prophet said, “Then slacken them by a forearms’ length and no more.

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1731

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi

عَنِ ‌ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ جَرَّ ثَوْبَهُ خُيَلَاءَ لَمْ يَنْظُرِ اللهُ إِلَيْهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ فَكَيْفَ يَصْنَعْنَ النِّسَاءُ بِذُيُولِهِنَّ قَالَ يُرْخِينَ شِبْرًا فَقَالَتْ إِذًا تَنْكَشِفَ أَقْدَامُهُنَّ قَالَ فَيُرْخِينَهُ ذِرَاعًا لَا يَزِدْنَ عَلَيْهِ

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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