Wearing short breeches

It is narrated from Ali bin Rabi'ah that he said: I saw Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) tying his lower garment (izar), and I saw short breeches on (his body).

It is narrated from al-Qasim that he said: When Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) set out with the intention of Hajj or Umrah, she would also take her slaves with her to drive her howdah. Those slaves would spur the belly of the mule with their feet. So Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) ordered them to wear short breeches.

It is narrated from Abu al-Haytham that he said: Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Short breeches are an excellent garment.

It is narrated from al-Ala from his father that he said: Short breeches were seen on Sayyiduna Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was at Arafat.

It is narrated from Ibn Abi Najih that he said: My father used to wear short breeches under his lower garment (izar).

It is narrated from al-A'mash that he said: I saw Abu Sadiq putting on his lower garment (izar), and I saw short breeches beneath his izar.

It is narrated from Talhah bin Yahya that he said: I saw short breeches on Ali bin Rabi'ah al-Walibi.

He said: The Shaykh, meaning Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), used to wear them.

Abd al-Rahman bin al-Qasim narrates from his father about Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she used to order her slaves, while those slaves were in the state of ihram, to wear short breeches.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: When Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) was about to sleep, he would wear short breeches out of fear that his private parts might become exposed.