The limit of a man’s garment to the ankles
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Question:
May Allah reward you. What is the ruling on a man’s garment reaching the ankles, such that the garment covers the entire ankle or part of it?
Answer:
The dividing line between what is lawful and what is forbidden in men’s clothing is the ankle. If the garment reaches the ankle, that is the Shari’ah-compliant attire. What falls below the ankle is forbidden attire, and that is isbal (letting a garment hang below the ankles). What falls below the ankle is isbal. What is at the ankle and above is the Shari’ah-compliant attire, up to the middle of the shin. Yes. And what rises above the middle of the shin is also forbidden, because it leads to exposing the awrah (the part of the body that must be covered). Yes.
May Allah reward you. What is the ruling on a man’s garment reaching the ankles, such that the garment covers the entire ankle or part of it?
Answer:
The dividing line between what is lawful and what is forbidden in men’s clothing is the ankle. If the garment reaches the ankle, that is the Shari’ah-compliant attire. What falls below the ankle is forbidden attire, and that is isbal (letting a garment hang below the ankles). What falls below the ankle is isbal. What is at the ankle and above is the Shari’ah-compliant attire, up to the middle of the shin. Yes. And what rises above the middle of the shin is also forbidden, because it leads to exposing the awrah (the part of the body that must be covered). Yes.
Source
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