´It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Whoever does not have sandals let him wear leather socks, and let him cut them to below the ankle.”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ It is prohibited for a man to wear sewn clothing, however, in a situation of necessity, it is permissible to wear shalwar or pajama.
➋ In the state of ihram, it is also not permissible to wear leather socks (khuff), but if someone does not have shoes, he may wear them.
➌ The opinion of Allamah al-Albani rahimahullah and other Saudi scholars is that if, due to not having shoes, one has to wear socks (khuff), then it is not necessary to cut them, because the command to cut was given in Madinah, but later, during the journey of Hajj, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam permitted wearing socks (khuff) in such a situation and did not command them to be cut, even though at that time there were many people present who had not heard the command to cut the socks from the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam in Madinah. If cutting had been necessary, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would certainly have clarified it at that time. (Fatawa Islamiyyah: 311/2, published by Darussalam)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2932
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
For details, see Hadith: 2672.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 2681
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Takhrij al-Hadith: [وأخرجه البخاري 5852، ومسلم 3/1177، من حديث مالك به]
Jurisprudential Points:
➊ It is prohibited to wear perfumed clothing in the state of ihram, and it is also not permissible to apply perfume.
➋ In the state of ihram, one should wear open sandals instead of shoes.
Source: Muwatta Imam Malik (Narration of Ibn al-Qasim): Commentary by Zubair Ali Zai, Page: 284