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Is letting the garment hang below the ankles a minor or a major sin?

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Question:
The questioner asks: Is letting the garment hang below the ankles among the minor sins or among the major sins?

Answer:
Letting the garment hang below the ankles is a major sin, because there is a threat against it:
of the Fire, and Allah does not look at the one who drags his garment out of arroganceالنَّارِ وَلا يَنْظُرُ اللَّهُ إِلَى مَنْ جَرَّ إِزَارَهُ
As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 64:391
out of arrogance,
and whatever is below the ankles is in the Fireوما كان أسفل الكعبين فهو في النار
. So letting the garment hang below the ankles is a major sin, may Allah protect us from it.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، باب الشفاعة — youtube.com (1:12:47)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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