Exaggeration in Shortening the Garment and the Garment of Showing Off
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner asks: Is exaggerating in shortening the garment in our time considered the garment of showing off (shuhrah) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade?
Answer:
A Muslim wears what the Muslims in his country wear, as long as it does not contradict the Sunnah. If the people of the country wear their garments down to the ankles, then wear yours down to the ankles. If you shorten it above the ankles, it becomes a garment of showing off. If the Muslims wear their garments down to the middle of the shin, then wear yours down to the middle of the shin. Do not contradict what the Muslims in your country are doing, as long as they are following the Sunnah. Wearing the garment down to the ankles is part of the Sunnah.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner asks: Is exaggerating in shortening the garment in our time considered the garment of showing off (shuhrah) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade?
Answer:
A Muslim wears what the Muslims in his country wear, as long as it does not contradict the Sunnah. If the people of the country wear their garments down to the ankles, then wear yours down to the ankles. If you shorten it above the ankles, it becomes a garment of showing off. If the Muslims wear their garments down to the middle of the shin, then wear yours down to the middle of the shin. Do not contradict what the Muslims in your country are doing, as long as they are following the Sunnah. Wearing the garment down to the ankles is part of the Sunnah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 29 — youtube.com (1:04:03)
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