Some of the brothers wear the thobe with half-length sleeves and pray in it; is there anything wrong with that?

The questioner : Our Shaykh, now... some of the brothers have come wearing thobes with half-length sleeves, and they pray in them; is there anything wrong with that?

The Shaykh : If it is a shirt, meaning a jalabiyyah, I do not see anything wrong with it. But if it is a shirt—meaning a shirt...—I do not recommend it; that is, I consider it disliked (makruh). However, it is not forbidden; because the appearance of imitating the disbelievers in this shirt is weak. But if it is a long shirt, there is no problem.