Shar‘i Ruling on Covering Ankles in Salah and Neglecting Sunnah Acts

Source: Ahkam wa Masail – Masail al-Salah, vol. 1, p. 99

Question​

What is the ruling, in light of the Qur’an and Sunnah, on those who during salah:

• Wear trousers or garments hanging below the ankles.
• Do not say “Āmīn” aloud.
• Do not sit in tawarruk position in the last rak‘ah.
• Do not say “Allāhu Akbar” and “Astaghfirullāh” aloud after salah.

Answer​

Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu ‘alā Rasūlillāh. Ammā ba‘d:


All of the above acts go against the authentic Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ:

• Garment below ankles – The Prophet ﷺ forbade letting one’s garment hang below the ankles out of pride, and his Sunnah was to keep it above the ankles.
• Saying “Āmīn” aloud – This is established from authentic hadith in congregational prayer.
• Tawarruk in the last rak‘ah – This sitting position is proven from the Prophet ﷺ in the final tashahhud of the last rak‘ah in certain prayers.
• Loud dhikr after salah – Saying “Allāhu Akbar” and “Astaghfirullāh” audibly after salah is established from the Prophet ﷺ and his companions.

Those who neglect these matters are, in reality, opposing the Sunnah, and such neglect is not correct.


هٰذَا مَا عِندِي وَالله أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَاب