The hadith "That Allah does not look at three people on the Day of Resurrection, among them is the one who lets his garment hang below the ankles" — what is the ruling on one who wears his garment down to the ankles, not below the middle of the shin?
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The questioner : I read a hadith to the effect that: "Allah does not look at three people on the Day of Resurrection, among them is the one who lets his garment hang below the ankles"
My question is: I am not comfortable wearing a short garment, and I also do not wear a very long one, but rather down to the ankles. What is the ruling of the Shari'ah, in your view, regarding my practice?
The Shaykh : Yes. The hadith he referred to is what Muslim narrated from Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him): that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 2208Sahih (Darussalam) He said it three times, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him. Then Abu Dharr said: "They have failed and lost. Who are they, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: Sahih Muslim 106a As for the one who lets his garment hang, he is the one who lets his garment, trousers, or outer robe hang down. The forbidden letting hang is what goes below the ankle. As for the ankle and above it, that is not forbidden. And so, on this basis, we say to this person:The questioner : If your garment, outer robe, trousers, or lower garment is at the ankle or above it, then it is permissible and there is no blame on you for it. But the blame lies in letting it go below the ankle. For the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Ibn Majah 3573Sahih (Darussalam) So it is not permissible for anyone to let his trousers, lower garment, or shirt—meaning the shirt or outer robe—hang below the ankles. If he does so, let him be patient for the Fire of Hell in proportion to how much it has hung down.
And we return to the hadith of Abu Dharr to say that the one who shows off is the one who shows off with charity, such that when he gives charity to a person, he reminds him of it. Whenever something happens, he says: "I am the one who gave you charity, I am the one who did this," and the like of that.
As for the one who sells his goods with a false oath, he is the one who swears an oath about his goods in order to increase the price. For example, he swears that it is a good item when it is not, or he swears that he bought it for such-and-such amount when he bought it for less, or the like of these oaths that increase the value of the goods. So whoever swears this oath to increase the price of his goods, Allah the Exalted will not speak to him on the Day of Resurrection, nor look at him, nor purify him, and for him is a painful punishment. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. This is a listener to the program from Sudan, 'Abbud 'Ali, who asks and says.
My question is: I am not comfortable wearing a short garment, and I also do not wear a very long one, but rather down to the ankles. What is the ruling of the Shari'ah, in your view, regarding my practice?
The Shaykh : Yes. The hadith he referred to is what Muslim narrated from Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him): that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
There are three to whom Allah will not speak on the Day of Resurrection nor will He look at them or purify them, and theirs will be a painful torment.
ثلاثة لا يكلمهم الله يوم القيامة ولا ينظر إليهم ولا يزكيهم ولهم عذاب أليمthe dragger of lower garment, the recounter of obligation the seller of goods by false oath.
المسبل والمنان والمنفق سلعته بالحلف الكاذبBut whatever is lower than the ankle is in the Fire
ما أسفل من الكعبين ففي النارAnd we return to the hadith of Abu Dharr to say that the one who shows off is the one who shows off with charity, such that when he gives charity to a person, he reminds him of it. Whenever something happens, he says: "I am the one who gave you charity, I am the one who did this," and the like of that.
As for the one who sells his goods with a false oath, he is the one who swears an oath about his goods in order to increase the price. For example, he swears that it is a good item when it is not, or he swears that he bought it for such-and-such amount when he bought it for less, or the like of these oaths that increase the value of the goods. So whoever swears this oath to increase the price of his goods, Allah the Exalted will not speak to him on the Day of Resurrection, nor look at him, nor purify him, and for him is a painful punishment. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. This is a listener to the program from Sudan, 'Abbud 'Ali, who asks and says.