´Mu’awiyah bin Qurrah narrated that his father said:` “I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and gave him my pledge, and the buttons of his shirt were undone.”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
(1)
It is permissible to fasten buttons on the collar of a shirt.
(2)
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) may have opened the button of his collar due to some necessity (such as heat, etc.), but the elders, out of consideration for emulation, always kept their buttons open.
If keeping the buttons open is done as an act of humility and in emulation of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), then it is recommended (mustahabb) and a source of reward. However, in some regions among us, people keep their collars open out of arrogance.
Therefore, it is necessary to avoid resembling them.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3578