Shortening the Garment While the Trousers Remain Long

The questioner:
The questioner says: Some people shorten their garments to above the ankles, but the trousers remain long. What is the ruling on that?

The Shaykh:
If it goes below the ankle, it is forbidden and not permissible, whether it is trousers, a coat, a garment, a wrap, or any clothing. If it goes below the ankles for a man, he is in the Fire, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said.

The questioner:
And some of them say, may Allah preserve you, that he did not do it out of arrogance. So is this…?

The Shaykh:
If he did it out of arrogance, the sin is greater: arrogance and isbal (letting a garment hang below the ankles). But if there is no arrogance, yet he was negligent about the garment hanging below the ankle and said, "I do not intend to contradict [the ruling]; I did not mean [to be arrogant]," we say: No, this is forbidden. This is isbal. You did not intend arrogance, but this is isbal. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is absolute, and he did not say, "What is below the ankles out of arrogance." Yes.