سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب اللباسChapters on Dress
بَابُ : مَوْضِعِ الإِزَارِ أَيْنَ هُوَChapter: Where is the place of the lower wrap?
Hadith 3572
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ , عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق , عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ نُذَيْرٍ , عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ , قَالَ : أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِأَسْفَلِ عَضَلَةِ سَاقِي أَوْ سَاقِهِ , فَقَالَ : " هَذَا مَوْضِعُ الْإِزَارِ , فَإِنْ أَبَيْتَ فَأَسْفَلَ , فَإِنْ أَبَيْتَ فَأَسْفَلَ , فَإِنْ أَبَيْتَ فَلَا حَقَّ لِلْإِزَارِ فِي الْكَعْبَيْنِ " .
´It was narrated that Hudhaifah said:` “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.’”
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The lower part of the calf muscle is located between the knee and the ankle; this is why, in the following hadith, the word "half of the calves" is mentioned.
➋ The original ruling is that the lower garment, pajama, Arabic shirt, etc., should be kept up to the middle of the calves; keeping it lower than this is permissible but not preferable.
➌ A man's garment should remain above the ankles.
➊ The lower part of the calf muscle is located between the knee and the ankle; this is why, in the following hadith, the word "half of the calves" is mentioned.
➋ The original ruling is that the lower garment, pajama, Arabic shirt, etc., should be kept up to the middle of the calves; keeping it lower than this is permissible but not preferable.
➌ A man's garment should remain above the ankles.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3572
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
That is, the original place for tying the lower garment (tahband) is up to the middle of the shin; if one wishes to wear it lower than that, then there is allowance to keep it up to just above the ankles. To wear it lower than this is prohibited.
1:
That is, the original place for tying the lower garment (tahband) is up to the middle of the shin; if one wishes to wear it lower than that, then there is allowance to keep it up to just above the ankles. To wear it lower than this is prohibited.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1783
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
English Translation:
It is necessary to cover the knees with the izar (lower garment). Under no circumstances—whether in bowing (ruku‘), prostration (sujud), work, etc.—should the knees be visible, and the ankles must remain uncovered at all times. It is not correct to wear it above the middle of the shin, nor below the ankles. Based on custom and tradition, one may wear it anywhere in between as deemed appropriate. The shalwar (trousers) also falls under the same ruling as the izar; therefore, it too should be kept above the ankles. True beauty lies only in obedience to Allah and His Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
It is necessary to cover the knees with the izar (lower garment). Under no circumstances—whether in bowing (ruku‘), prostration (sujud), work, etc.—should the knees be visible, and the ankles must remain uncovered at all times. It is not correct to wear it above the middle of the shin, nor below the ankles. Based on custom and tradition, one may wear it anywhere in between as deemed appropriate. The shalwar (trousers) also falls under the same ruling as the izar; therefore, it too should be kept above the ankles. True beauty lies only in obedience to Allah and His Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 5331
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
In any situation, wearing clothes (such as shalwar, pajama, pants, qamees, shirt, turban, or handkerchief, etc.) below the ankles is a major sin. Whether in happiness or sorrow, in the mosque or on the playground, at school or at any function, at every occasion it is obligatory to keep the ankles uncovered. A woman, in every situation, must keep her ankles covered.
In any situation, wearing clothes (such as shalwar, pajama, pants, qamees, shirt, turban, or handkerchief, etc.) below the ankles is a major sin. Whether in happiness or sorrow, in the mosque or on the playground, at school or at any function, at every occasion it is obligatory to keep the ankles uncovered. A woman, in every situation, must keep her ankles covered.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 450
