The Sunnah regarding the izar and the thawb
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One of the scholars mentioned: That shortening to the middle of the calf is specific to the izar only; because the texts came regarding this. As for the thawb, the pants, and the turban, the Sunnah is above the ankles and below the middle of the calf. So what is your opinion, O your Eminence, on this?
What I see is that restricting it to the izar has no basis,And that what is established for the izar is established for the thawb, meaning: in the shirt,But I see: that the Sunnah is to the middle of the calf, and to below the middle, and to the ankles; all of this is Sunnah.And the evidence for that is: That the best of this Ummah after its Prophet was Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), whose izar was lower than that, but he did not exceed the ankles. For this reason, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against dragging the garment out of arrogance,He said: (O Messenger of Allah, one side of my izar hangs loose on me unless I keep it in place,So he said: I am not one who does that out of arrogance), the fact that it hangs loose on him until it reaches the ground unless he keeps it in place indicates that it was lower than the middle of the calf; because if it were to the middle of the calf and hung loose until it reached the ground, his private parts would be exposed from above. So each is Sunnah.
As for the one who shortens the Sunnah from the middle of the calf or above it, he has not reflected upon the hadiths from every angle. If he had reflected upon them, he would have known that the Sunnah is from the middle of the calf to below, as long as it does not go below the ankles.
What I see is that restricting it to the izar has no basis,And that what is established for the izar is established for the thawb, meaning: in the shirt,But I see: that the Sunnah is to the middle of the calf, and to below the middle, and to the ankles; all of this is Sunnah.And the evidence for that is: That the best of this Ummah after its Prophet was Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), whose izar was lower than that, but he did not exceed the ankles. For this reason, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned against dragging the garment out of arrogance,He said: (O Messenger of Allah, one side of my izar hangs loose on me unless I keep it in place,So he said: I am not one who does that out of arrogance), the fact that it hangs loose on him until it reaches the ground unless he keeps it in place indicates that it was lower than the middle of the calf; because if it were to the middle of the calf and hung loose until it reached the ground, his private parts would be exposed from above. So each is Sunnah.
As for the one who shortens the Sunnah from the middle of the calf or above it, he has not reflected upon the hadiths from every angle. If he had reflected upon them, he would have known that the Sunnah is from the middle of the calf to below, as long as it does not go below the ankles.