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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Some students’ laxity in congregational prayer and letting garments hang below the ankles

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Question:
This is a question that says: We see some students and employees being lax in several matters, including praying with the Muslim congregation and letting their garments hang below the ankles. What is your advice regarding this?

Answer:
They should fear Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. They are students of knowledge, and they are the most deserving of acting upon the Sunnah. So, they should not let their garments hang below the ankles; they should not let their garments go below the ankles; they should not let their garments go below the ankles.
Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) saidقال صلى الله عليه وسلم
Sahih Muslim 2853a
but what comes lower than the ankles is in Hellكان أسفل الكعبين فهو في النار
Sunan Abi Dawud 4093Sahih (Al-Albani)
So, they should not let their garments go below the ankles. As for maintaining the prayer, this is the first thing that is obligatory for them after the oneness of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, along with praying with the congregation in the mosques. This is because they are students of knowledge and role models whom others follow, given that they are students of knowledge. So, they should represent knowledge correctly by acting upon it, calling to it, and being upright upon the religion of Allah. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-085-مسؤولية الشباب تجاه دينهم ووطنهم|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (58:28)

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