What is the ruling on the garment being level with the ankles?
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The questioner : His saying (peace and blessings be upon him) Sunan Ibn Majah 3573Sahih (Darussalam) ... two months, to between the ankles ... .
The Shaykh : To above the ankles.
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : If ... there is no blame in what is between them and the ankles.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The middle portion implies ... the middle of the shin to the beginning of the ankle.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And the other hadith saysSunan an-Nasa'i 5331Sahih (Darussalam) .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The questioner : What is the ruling on the garment being level with the ankles?
The Shaykh : The issue here is that the ankle is not level with the ankle; it is said that what is level with the ankle is undoubtedly of a lower status than what is between the ankle and the middle of the shin, because it is feared that it may descend below the ankle with use, but one is not threatened with the Fire for it.
The questioner : ... we say ... .
The Shaykh : It is lawful, because being level with the ankles is not a problem; it is lawful.
The questioner : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... the ankles ... .
But whatever is lower than the ankle is in the Fire
ما أسفل من الكعبين ففي النارThe Shaykh : To above the ankles.
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : If ... there is no blame in what is between them and the ankles.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The middle portion implies ... the middle of the shin to the beginning of the ankle.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And the other hadith says
Whatever of the Izar comes below the ankles
ما أسفل من الكعبينThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The questioner : What is the ruling on the garment being level with the ankles?
The Shaykh : The issue here is that the ankle is not level with the ankle; it is said that what is level with the ankle is undoubtedly of a lower status than what is between the ankle and the middle of the shin, because it is feared that it may descend below the ankle with use, but one is not threatened with the Fire for it.
The questioner : ... we say ... .
The Shaykh : It is lawful, because being level with the ankles is not a problem; it is lawful.
The questioner : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... the ankles ... .