Raising the garment to the middle of the shin and the fear of public display
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The questioner:
Following the Sunnah with the garment, placing it over the lower half of the leg, what is your opinion? Some say that it becomes attention-grabbing.
The Shaykh:
If it causes harm, he lets it hang down, he complains, he seeks a ruling on it. Now, may Allah protect us from such a thing.
The questioner:
It is said that he sees that.
The Shaykh:
Until it causes harm, he is accused of arrogance or he is accused of showing off, or.
The questioner:
Some say this is a garment of fame. If it is in
The Shaykh:
In a place where people are not accustomed to this, he leaves it.
The questioner:
Some say this garment is for fame.
The Shaykh:
The point is, if it is in a place where he might be accused of something he is innocent of, or pointed at with disapproval, he leaves it, my brother,
The questioner:
The people, I mean, they go against my desire, they tell you, "Abu Kursi, such and such," I mean, it is not about me.
The Shaykh:
So if it happens that he leaves it, there is no harm, and if he secures it, there is no harm, to demonstrate the Sunnah, and if he lets it hang down below the ankles so that he is at ease from the people, there is no harm. This is a balance between the lower half of the leg and the ankle; this is a place of choice.
Following the Sunnah with the garment, placing it over the lower half of the leg, what is your opinion? Some say that it becomes attention-grabbing.
The Shaykh:
If it causes harm, he lets it hang down, he complains, he seeks a ruling on it. Now, may Allah protect us from such a thing.
The questioner:
It is said that he sees that.
The Shaykh:
Until it causes harm, he is accused of arrogance or he is accused of showing off, or.
The questioner:
Some say this is a garment of fame. If it is in
The Shaykh:
In a place where people are not accustomed to this, he leaves it.
The questioner:
Some say this garment is for fame.
The Shaykh:
The point is, if it is in a place where he might be accused of something he is innocent of, or pointed at with disapproval, he leaves it, my brother,
The questioner:
The people, I mean, they go against my desire, they tell you, "Abu Kursi, such and such," I mean, it is not about me.
The Shaykh:
So if it happens that he leaves it, there is no harm, and if he secures it, there is no harm, to demonstrate the Sunnah, and if he lets it hang down below the ankles so that he is at ease from the people, there is no harm. This is a balance between the lower half of the leg and the ankle; this is a place of choice.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، باب البر والصلة — islamhouse.com (1:58)
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