The Hadith of Abu Bakr and Letting the Garment Hang Below the Ankles
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is there a report that Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) used to let his garment hang below the anklesMishkat al-Masabih 4369?
Answer:
No, he did not let it hang. He said, "My garment sometimes falls down." He said,Mishkat al-Masabih 4369 meaning out of arrogance, it sometimes falls down.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is there a report that Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) used to let his garment hang below the ankles
to which God’s messenger replied, “You are not one of those who do it arrogantly.”
فقال له رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إنك لست ممن يفعله خيلاءAnswer:
No, he did not let it hang. He said, "My garment sometimes falls down." He said,
You are not one of those who do it
إنك لست ممن يفعله
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 30-01-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (1:15:30)
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