Is the one who lets his garment hang below the middle of his calf sinful?

Question:
May Allah reward you. The Honorable Shaykh says: You stated that the purpose of knowledge is action. If I know that the Sunnah regarding the garment is for it to reach the middle of the calf, and then I do not act upon it, am I sinful in this state?

Answer:
It is not the Sunnah for the garment to reach only the middle of the calf. The Sunnah is for it to reach the ankle bone, and for the lower garment to reach the middle of the calf. The lower garment of the believer reaches the middle of the calf. This is regarding the lower garment. Also, even if we say that this is general for both the lower garment and the upper garment, that it reaches the middle of the calf, reaching the ankle bone is also a Sunnah. This is a Sunnah, and this is a Sunnah. If the society has adopted the second Sunnah, which is reaching the ankle bone, it is not good for you to contradict the society and be among them wearing clothing that differs from theirs, as this would lead to notoriety. So, as long as the society is upon a prescribed matter or a permissible matter, you are to be with them and not contradict them. The garment reaching the calf to the ankle bone is a Sunnah. If the people have adopted it, you adopt it and do not contradict them. However, if you are in a society where they wear it to the middle of the calf, you wear it like them and do not contradict them.