The questioner says: I hope you will explain to us the following hadith, both materially and spiritually. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “What is below the ankles of the garment is in the Fire.”
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The questioner : The questioner says: I hope you will explain to us the following hadith, both materially and spiritually. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The Shaykh : O Allah, send blessings and peace upon him.
The questioner :Sunan an-Nasa'i 5331Sahih (Darussalam) narrated by al-Bukhari. And is it permissible to pray, considering that most Muslims, especially in Arab countries, wear their garments below the ankles, and I have seen some imams in the mosques doing so? Thank you?
The Shaykh : I do not know what he means by the word “materially,” but the meaning of the hadith is clear.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is that what hangs down from the garment below the ankles is in the Fire. The meaning of “is in the Fire” is that its owner will be punished by the Fire to the extent that this garment hangs down.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : That is, the punishment will be on the part to which the garment hangs down, meaning it is a partial punishment by the Fire. Do not be surprised by this, for it is established in the two Sahihs that when some of the Companions neglected washing their feet, it was established that he called out at the top of his voice:Sunan Ibn Majah 453Sahih (Darussalam).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : He threatened only the heels with the Fire, and that is a partial punishment. Similarly, this punishment is partial, corresponding to the transgression that occurred, which is hanging down below the ankles.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for whether prayer is permissible, we say that wearing the garment in this manner is not permissible. Rather, a person must keep it at the ankles or above. Also, one should not tuck it up too much, as some people do, tucking it up so much that most of their leg remains exposed. Rather, the religion is a middle path between those who exaggerate in it and those who neglect it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So, what we understand from this is that the longer the garment hangs down, the more severe the punishment the person is exposed to.
The Shaykh : That is the apparent meaning.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If it is accompanied by arrogance, then a greater punishment than that is established for it, which is:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1731Sahih (Darussalam).
The questioner : This message is from Mushabbab Ali ibn Dawi al-'Umrani from Sharurah.
The Shaykh : O Allah, send blessings and peace upon him.
The questioner :
Whatever of the Izar comes below the ankles is in the Fire.
ما أسفل من الكعبين من الإزار ففي النارThe Shaykh : I do not know what he means by the word “materially,” but the meaning of the hadith is clear.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is that what hangs down from the garment below the ankles is in the Fire. The meaning of “is in the Fire” is that its owner will be punished by the Fire to the extent that this garment hangs down.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : That is, the punishment will be on the part to which the garment hangs down, meaning it is a partial punishment by the Fire. Do not be surprised by this, for it is established in the two Sahihs that when some of the Companions neglected washing their feet, it was established that he called out at the top of his voice:
Woe to the heels because of Hell-fire.
ويل للأعقاب من النارThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : He threatened only the heels with the Fire, and that is a partial punishment. Similarly, this punishment is partial, corresponding to the transgression that occurred, which is hanging down below the ankles.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for whether prayer is permissible, we say that wearing the garment in this manner is not permissible. Rather, a person must keep it at the ankles or above. Also, one should not tuck it up too much, as some people do, tucking it up so much that most of their leg remains exposed. Rather, the religion is a middle path between those who exaggerate in it and those who neglect it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So, what we understand from this is that the longer the garment hangs down, the more severe the punishment the person is exposed to.
The Shaykh : That is the apparent meaning.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If it is accompanied by arrogance, then a greater punishment than that is established for it, which is:
Whoever arrogantly drags his garment, Allah will not look at him
من جر ثوبه خيلاء لم ينظر الله إليهThe questioner : This message is from Mushabbab Ali ibn Dawi al-'Umrani from Sharurah.