The Advice of the Imam Who Lets His Garment Hang Below the Ankles
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The questioner:
All right, Shaykh, in Dammam there are imams of mosques, I mean, salaried imams. Is a salaried imam of a mosque…?
The Shaykh:
He advises you or teaches you. This is regarding a great trial. He teaches the Muslim, and may Allah guide him. He advises you.
The questioner:
I mean, I mean.
The Shaykh:
And if he refuses to learn the duties of the imamate and the proper conduct, so that he may be advised, letting the garment hang below the ankles is among the many sins, among the well-known sins among people. Many people are afflicted with letting the garment hang below the ankles and playing with Allah in their clothing and their skin. It is obligatory that it not extend beyond the ankle; this is the obligation. The clothing should be at the level of the ankle, at the level of the leg. As for the woman, there is no harm in letting it hang down to cover her feet. As for the man, it is not permissible for him to imitate women or to let his clothing hang below the ankle. Yes.
The questioner:
Appointed, all right, from the Ministry.
The Shaykh:
And if he is appointed by the King, he knows, not from the Ministry. And if he is appointed by the King, he knows, he advises. Yes.
All right, Shaykh, in Dammam there are imams of mosques, I mean, salaried imams. Is a salaried imam of a mosque…?
The Shaykh:
He advises you or teaches you. This is regarding a great trial. He teaches the Muslim, and may Allah guide him. He advises you.
The questioner:
I mean, I mean.
The Shaykh:
And if he refuses to learn the duties of the imamate and the proper conduct, so that he may be advised, letting the garment hang below the ankles is among the many sins, among the well-known sins among people. Many people are afflicted with letting the garment hang below the ankles and playing with Allah in their clothing and their skin. It is obligatory that it not extend beyond the ankle; this is the obligation. The clothing should be at the level of the ankle, at the level of the leg. As for the woman, there is no harm in letting it hang down to cover her feet. As for the man, it is not permissible for him to imitate women or to let his clothing hang below the ankle. Yes.
The questioner:
Appointed, all right, from the Ministry.
The Shaykh:
And if he is appointed by the King, he knows, not from the Ministry. And if he is appointed by the King, he knows, he advises. Yes.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - ٧٥ — archive.org (33:16)
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