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What is the ruling on letting garments hang below the ankles, with evidence?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. A second question asks: Is letting garments hang below the ankles forbidden or disliked? Is there a hadith that forbids letting garments hang, or a Qur'anic verse that prohibits it?

Answer:
Letting the garment hang below the ankles is forbidden and an abomination, and it is a form of arrogance. Therefore, Allah the Exalted said, "And do not be arrogant," and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
(peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever drags his garment out of arrogance, Allah will not look at him on the Day of Resurrection." So letting garments hang isصلى الله عليه وسلم من دار ثوب أخويا لم يضل الله إليه يوم القيامة فالإسباب من
Arrogance is one of the causes of arrogance, and it is one of the causes of pride. In most cases, it does not occur except for that reason. It is absolutely forbidden because it is arrogance and pride, and because it is a means to that, if the owner of the remaining inheritance were to choose. And because of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith:
The authentic hadith is: "What is below the ankles of the garment is in the Fire." Al-Bukhari narrated it in his Sahih.الصحيح ما أسفل من الكعبين من الإسارة فهو في النار رواه البخاري في الصحيح،
He did not say "if he is arrogant." And because of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) in another hadith: "Beware of letting the garment hang below the ankles, for they are arrogant." The people of the Sunan collections reported it from the hadith of Jabir ibn Samura with a good chain. And because of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): "Three people will not be spoken to by Allah, nor will He look at them
on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them. And they will have a painful punishment.يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلَا يُزَكِّيهِمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
[Al-Baqarah 2:174]
the one who lets his garment hang below the ankles, and the one who is arrogant about what he has been given, and the one who lies at the time of the Hour." This is the hadith of the liar, reported by Muslim. Arrogance was not specified as a condition in it, so it is forbidden as a means to arrogance. In most cases, those who do it also intend that. Arrogance was not specified as a condition in it, so it is forbidden as a means to arrogance. In most cases, those who do it also intend that. So doing this is attributed to arrogance, even if they claim they did not intend it. And no one knows what is in the hearts except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). This is an ugly appearance and an abomination that must be forbidden.
As for what came in the hadith that when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade letting garments hang, Abu al-Siddiq said, "My garment hangs loosely on me," and he said, "O my father, O your father, you are among those who do what is sinful." This is in the category of clarifying that if a person's garment hangs loosely on him, and he only notices it and checks it so that it does not drag on the ground, he does not intend that, because he checks it. But these people intentionally drag it and do not care. So who says about them that they did not intend arrogance? And even if they said, "We only intended not to be arrogant," they would not be believed in that, because it is an appearance of arrogance, an appearance of pride, and because it is a means to its impurity, its destruction, and its loss. And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the waste of wealth, and everything that leads to impurity and falling into it. So the point is that this appearance is an abominable appearance. And whoever says it is disliked has erred. The correct view is that it is forbidden and an abomination. Yes. It preceded him. 'Umar saw a young man dragging his garment on the ground while he was stabbed, near the end of his life. He called him and said, "O my son, who will lift your garment? It is more pleasing to your Lord and more durable for your garment." Yes.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 112 ما حكم إسبال الثياب مع الدليل؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com

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