Where the lower garment should sit

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Abi al-Hudhayl that he said: Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about the place of the izar (lower garment). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "At the slender part of the shin. If it is lower than that there is no good in it, and there is no good in what is above it either."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of the lower part of the calf muscle of my shin or his own shin and said: "This is the place of the izar (lower garment). If you refuse (this), then somewhat lower than it, and if you refuse (that) too, then somewhat lower than it. But if you refuse (even that), then the izar has no right over the ankles."

Abu Nubayh said: I heard Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) saying: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The izar (lower garment) below the ankles will be in Hell."

It is narrated from Abu Ya'fur that he said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), and his izar (lower garment) was up to the middle of his shin or close to the middle of his shin.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The izar (lower garment) of the believer is up to the middle of his shin. If it is even up to the ankles there is no harm, and whatever is below the ankles will be in Hell."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Jurayy al-Hujaymi (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! 'Alayka as-salam (upon you be peace). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not say 'Alayka as-salam, for this is the greeting of the dead. The narrator said: I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Tell me something more. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Keep the izar (lower garment) up to the middle of the shin, but if you refuse that, then keep it up to the ankles. Beware of arrogance, for Allah Almighty dislikes arrogance."

It is narrated from Ja'far that he said: Maymun used to raise his izar (lower garment) up to the middle of his shins.

Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whatever part of the izar (lower garment) is below the ankles will be in Hell."

It is narrated from Abu Umayyah that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) put on an izar (lower garment), and his izar was touching his knees.

It is narrated from Ibrahim that he said: The place of the izar (lower garment) is the slender part of the shin.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The izar (lower garment) should be up to the middle of the shin or up to the ankles. There is no good in an izar that is lower than that.

It is narrated from Ibn Sirin that he said: The earlier people used to dislike the izar (lower garment) above the middle of the shin.

It is narrated from Kharashah that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sent for a razor. Then he raised a man's izar (lower garment) above his ankles and cut off whatever was below that. The narrator said: It is as though that scene is before my eyes, with the pieces of cloth falling on his heels.

It is narrated from Abu Ishaq that he said: I saw a number of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) who used to tie their izars (lower garments) at the middle of their shins. Then he mentioned Sayyiduna Usamah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Ikrimah that he said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) tying his izar (lower garment). He would let his izar hang down in front of him until its two edges came onto the top of his feet, and (then) he would lift them up from the back.

Abu Sulayman al-Muktib narrates from his father that he said: I saw Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) wearing a Najrani izar (lower garment), and it was at the middle of his shins.

It is narrated from Musa bin Dihqan that he said: I saw Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id and Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). The izars (lower garments) of both of them were up to the middle of their shins.

Iyas bin Salamah narrates from his father that the izar (lower garment) of Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) was up to the middle of his shin. The narrator said: This was mentioned to him, and he said: This is the izar of my beloved, that is, this is how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wore his izar.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Sufyan bin Sahl! Do not let your garment hang down, for Allah Almighty does not love those who let their garments hang down."