The ruling on raising garments above the ankles in opposition to the community

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Excellency the Shaykh. The questioner says: My father mocks me when I shorten my garments, and I tell him that this is the practice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but he does not respond or answer, and he raises his garment. How should I deal with him?

Answer:
My brother, regarding garments. The sunnah (recommended practice) is for them to be to the ankles and not to go below the ankles.
So if the people of the town adhere to this and their garments do not go below the ankles, do not raise yours above the ankles, because this would be a deviation from them and they would think ill of you. As long as they are to the ankles, they are upon the sunnah, and praise be to Allah, so do not deviate from them. Because some of the youth deviate from the community and raise their garments to their calves, deviating from the community’s clothing, which does not deviate from the sunnah; it is to the ankles. So be with them and do not single yourself out with something they find strange about you, becoming a subject of suspicion.