The Ruling on Praying Behind One Who Shaves His Beard and Lets His Garment Hang Below the Ankles

Question:
He asks and says: Is it permissible to pray behind a man who lets his garment hang below the ankles and shaves his beard? Please clarify this matter for us. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Shaving the beard is a sin, and cutting it is a sin, and likewise letting the garment hang below the ankles is a sin. Letting the garment hang below the ankles means lowering the clothing below the ankle in the case of a man. All of this is a sin. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is agreed upon as authentic. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Al-Bukhari narrated it in the Sahih. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: The meaning of "leave it" is "let it hang down," meaning "let it grow," i.e., leave it in its state, abundant, grown, and hanging down.
Thus, the Muslim is obedient to Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) and obedient to His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and he distances himself from imitating the polytheists, such as the Zoroastrians and others. If they let their beards grow, we let ours grow. If they let them grow, we let them grow. But the common practice among them is to cut and shave them. However, if it were the case that the polytheists let them grow, we would not oppose them by cutting ours. If we resemble them by keeping it abundant, there is no harm. We also love for them to enter Islam, pray with us, and fast with us.
So the conclusion is: It is upon us to differ from them, but if they agree with us, we do not oppose our religion. We remain upon our religion. We do not oppose our religion for their sake. Rather, we remain upon our religion, and if they agree with us in letting it hang down, we let it hang down and let it grow. Likewise, we do not cut it by cutting, but we let it grow. We do not cut it, and we do not shave it.
And likewise, regarding letting the garment hang below the ankles, we do not let the lower garment, the trousers, the shirt, the vest, the cloak, the robe, or anything else hang down. It is obligatory that all of them be at the limit of the ankle, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): So whatever goes beyond the ankle is letting the garment hang below the ankles, absolutely. And if it is accompanied by the intention of arrogance, it becomes greater in sin, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): But if it is without arrogance, the sin is lighter, even though it is forbidden absolutely. This is the correct view: it is forbidden even if one does not intend arrogance, due to his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Al-Bukhari narrated it in the Sahih, and he did not condition it on being due to arrogance. And due to his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) in another hadith:
And in another hadith, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Muslim narrated it in the Sahih. This is a great warning that indicates that letting the garment hang below the ankles is a major sin, one of the major sins. The lower garment was mentioned because most Arabs wear lower garments, but the intended meaning is letting any garment hang below the ankles, absolutely: a lower garment, a shirt, trousers, a cloak, or anything else.
And as for "the one who boasts of what he has given," he is the one who boasts of the gift. He gives and boasts over it, saying: "I gave you, I did this for you." He boasts over it.
And "the one who sells his goods with false oaths" means: the one who moves it, i.e., walks it among people with his false oaths, and I seek refuge in Allah. Until they buy it, saying: "By Allah, people paid such and such," and he is lying. "By Allah, it is worth such and such to me," until it is bought from him for a higher price. We ask Allah for safety. Yes.

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