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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Clothes and Adornment

I passed by the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and my lower garment was trailing. Therefore, he said: O ‘Abdullāh, pull up your lower garment. I raised it and he said: Up! So I raised it further, and I have been doing so since then. Some people said: Up to where? He said: To the middle of the shins

Chapter: The Prohibition Of Letting One's Garment Drag Out Of Pride, And The Extent To Which It Is Permissible To Let It Hang Down And The Extent To Which It Is Recommended

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2086

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ، وَاقِدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ مَرَرْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَفِي إِزَارِي اسْتِرْخَاءٌ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ

ارْفَعْ إِزَارَكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَرَفَعْتُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ زِدْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَزِدْتُ فَمَا زِلْتُ أَتَحَرَّاهَا بَعْدُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ إِلَى أَيْنَ فَقَالَ أَنْصَافِ السَّاقَيْنِ ‏.‏

Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I passed by the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and my lower garment was trailing. Therefore, he said: "O ‘Abdullāh, pull up your lower garment." I raised it and he said: 'Up!’ So I raised it further, and I have been doing so since then. Some people said: "Up to where?" He said: "To the middle of the shins."

Reported by Muslim (No. 2086).

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Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he passed by the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and his lower garment was trailing. So the Prophet told him to pull it up. ‘Abdullāh raised it up to the ankles or close to them. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) further asked him to pull it up, for doing so was better for a cleaner outfit. ‘Abdullāh pulled it up to the middle of his shins. He kept doing so since then out of his care for and adherence to the Sunnah. Some people asked him up to where the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) eventually asked him to raise his lower garment. He said up to the middle of the shins.

Explanation in Arabic

عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنه قال: مررت على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وفي إزاري إسبال، فقال: يا عبد الله ارفع إزارك، فرفعته إلى الكعبين أو قريب منهما، ثم قال: زِد في الرفع؛ لكونه أطيب وأطهر، فزدت حتى بلغت به أنصاف الساقين، وما زلت أقصدها بعد ذلك؛ اعتناء بالسنة وملازمة للاتباع، فقال بعض القوم: إلى أين كان انتهاء الرفع المأمور به، قال: إلى أنصاف الساقين.

  • فضل عبد الله بن عمر -رضي الله عنهما-، ومزيد اعتنائه بالسنة، وملازمته التأسي برسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم-.
  • الأفضل في الإزار أن يكون إلى نصف الساق.

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Muslimd. 261 AH Authenticصحيح The hadith صحيح مسلم No. 2086

Other versions

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 799

My lower garment was trailing as I passed by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) so he said, "Raise your lower garment, Abdullah." I lifted it up and he told me to raise it higher. I complied with his orders and as I was still trying to find the best place (for it), one of the people asked where it should…

وعن ابن عمر رضى الله عنهما قال‏:‏ مررت على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وفى إزاري استرخاء، فقال‏:‏ ‏"‏يا عبد الله، ارفع إزارك‏"‏ فرفعت ثم قال‏:‏ ‏"‏زد‏"‏، فزدت، فما زلت أتحراها بعد‏.‏ فقال بعض القوم‏:‏ إلى أين ‏؟‏…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 4368

Part of my lower garment was hanging down when I passed by God’s messenger, so he said, “Raise your lower garment, ‘Abdallah.” I did so and he told mo to raise it higher. I did so, and as I was still trying to find the best place [for it] one of the people asked where it should reach and he…

عَن ابنِ عمَرِ قَالَ: مَرَرْتُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَفِي إِزَارِي اسْتِرْخَاءٌ فَقَالَ: «يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ ارْفَعْ إِزَارَكَ» فَرَفَعْتُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ: «زِدْ» فَزِدْتُ فَمَا زِلْتُ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

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Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 798

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The lower garment of a believer should be half way below the knees. He is guilty of no sin if they are up to the ankles. That which is below the ankles is in the Fire (of Hell). Allah will not look at one who allows his lower garment to trail out of vanity. [Abu Dawud].

"‏إزارة المسلم إلى نصف الساق، ولا حرج -أو لا جناح- فيما بينه وبين الكعبين، فما كان أسفل من الكعبين فهو في النار، ومن جر إزاره بطرا لم ينظر الله إليه‏"

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 8 other versions

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 3572

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took hold of the lower part of my calf or his calf and said: ‘This is where the lower wrap should come to. If you insist, then lower, and if you insist, then lower, but the lower wrap has no right to (come to) the ankle.’”

"‏ هَذَا مَوْضِعُ الإِزَارِ فَإِنْ أَبَيْتَ ‏.‏ فَأَسْفَلَ فَإِنْ أَبَيْتَ فَأَسْفَلَ فَإِنْ أَبَيْتَ فَلاَ حَقَّ لِلإِزَارِ فِي الْكَعْبَيْنِ ‏"

Narrated by Hudhayfah + 4 other versions

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 4314

Abu Huraira reported God’s messenger as saying, “The part of the lower garment which goes below the ankles is in hell." Bukhari transmitted it.

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَا أَسْفَلَ مِنَ الْكَعْبَيْنِ مِنَ الْإِزَارِ فِي النَّارِ» . رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 1 other version

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 5329

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'The Izar should come to the middle of the shins and the calf. If you insist, then a little lower, and if you insist, then a little further down, but the Izar has no right to (come to) the ankle." This is the wordings of Muhammad.

"‏ مَوْضِعُ الإِزَارِ إِلَى أَنْصَافِ السَّاقَيْنِ وَالْعَضَلَةِ فَإِنْ أَبَيْتَ فَأَسْفَلَ فَإِنْ أَبَيْتَ فَمِنْ وَرَاءِ السَّاقِ وَلاَ حَقَّ لِلْكَعْبَيْنِ فِي الإِزَارِ ‏"

Narrated by Hudhayfah

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