سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب اللباسClothing (Kitab Al-Libas)
باب فِي قَدْرِ الذَّيْلِChapter: Regarding The Length Of The Hem For Women.
Hadith 4117
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُ : أَنَّ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ ذَكَرَ الْإِزَارَ : " فَالْمَرْأَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : تُرْخِي شِبْرًا ، قَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ : إِذًا يَنْكَشِفُ عَنْهَا ، قَالَ : فَذِرَاعًا لَا تَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِ " .
Safiyyah, daughter of Abu Ubayd, said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned lower garment, Umm Salamah, wife of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, asked him: And a woman, Messenger of Allah? He replied: She may hang down a span. Umm Salamah said: Still it (foot) will be uncovered. He said: Then a forearm's length, nor exceeding it.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
It is obligatory for a woman to keep her ankles and feet covered (in hijab) when outside the home.
It is obligatory for a woman to keep her ankles and feet covered (in hijab) when outside the home.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4117
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation: 1:
That is, permission was given to let it hang down to the length of one handspan.
Note:
(Based on the support from the aforementioned hadith of Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah, this hadith is also considered sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to corroborating evidence); otherwise, in its chain of narration, ‘Ali ibn Zayd ibn Jud’an is a weak narrator.)
That is, permission was given to let it hang down to the length of one handspan.
Note:
(Based on the support from the aforementioned hadith of Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah, this hadith is also considered sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to corroborating evidence); otherwise, in its chain of narration, ‘Ali ibn Zayd ibn Jud’an is a weak narrator.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1732
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
By "one span" or "one hand" is meant the extent below the ankles.
Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah writes regarding this:
In summary, there are two states for men:
The recommended (mustahabb) state is that the lower garment (izaar) be raised up to the middle of the shin.
And the permissible (ja'iz) state is that it be up to the ankles (above them).
Similarly, there are two states for women as well.
The recommended (mustahabb) state is that it be one span more than the permissible state for men.
And the permissible (ja'iz) state is one hand, that is, two spans more than the permissible state for men. (Fath al-Bari: 10/320)
By "one span" or "one hand" is meant the extent below the ankles.
Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah writes regarding this:
In summary, there are two states for men:
The recommended (mustahabb) state is that the lower garment (izaar) be raised up to the middle of the shin.
And the permissible (ja'iz) state is that it be up to the ankles (above them).
Similarly, there are two states for women as well.
The recommended (mustahabb) state is that it be one span more than the permissible state for men.
And the permissible (ja'iz) state is one hand, that is, two spans more than the permissible state for men. (Fath al-Bari: 10/320)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3580
