The ruling on letting garments hang below the ankles without arrogance or ostentation

Our brother asks: What is the ruling on lengthening the lower garment without arrogance or ostentation?
Answer: It is obligatory for the believer to conduct himself with the manners prescribed by the Shari'ah, and his clothing should reach only to the ankles, based on the saying of the Chosen One (peace and blessings be upon him): narrated by al-Bukhari in the Sahih. He did not say: "if he is arrogant" or "if it is for ostentation," but rather he stated it generally and comprehensively. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, in what Muslim narrated in the Sahih from the hadith of Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) : The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He did not say: "if he is arrogant," but rather he said: "the one who lets his lower garment hang." The shirt and the overcoat are of the same category as the lower garment, and likewise the trousers; all of them must be above the ankles and not hang below them. If one lets them hang out of arrogance, the sin becomes greater; the sin becomes greater, based on his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: This does not restrict the other texts; rather, the other texts remain as they are. Whoever restricts them has erred. This has its own significance, and that has its own significance. So if one does it out of arrogance and ostentation, his sin is greater. And if he does it out of negligence, his sin is lesser, but he has still committed a forbidden act. Furthermore, letting clothing hang is a means to arrogance, and the common outcome is that the one who lets it hang and intends to do so is generally characterized by arrogance, ostentation, and pride. Then, this letting hang is a means to ruining the clothes with dirt and exposing them to ritual impurities. It is also a type of extravagance with no justification or need for it. So it is obligatory to raise them and to be cautious about letting them hang below the ankles. It was reported in the hadith of Jabir ibn Sulaym, found in the books of the Sunan, that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So he made all letting hang a form of ostentation, whether intended or not. He made all letting hang a form of ostentation, because if he did not intend it, it is a means to the intention. What drove him to persist in this intentionally? Why? It would not be so unless there was something in his heart.
So the conclusion is that it is forbidden absolutely. This is the truth and the correct view. Even if he does not become arrogant, but if he intends arrogance, the sin is greater. There is no power and no strength except with Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Your Eminence, some people exaggerate in shortening their clothes to the extent that it becomes detestable. What does the Shaykh say to such people?
The Shaykh: The Sunnah in this is that the clothes should be from the middle of the shin to the ankle. Raising them above the middle is to be avoided; it is not permissible because it is a means to exposing the body, and because it involves a type of notoriety and disdain. Letting them hang below the ankle is not permissible, but between that [the middle of the shin and the ankle].
As for the 'awrah, its limit is the knee. But if he lowers it below the knee and brings it to the middle of the shin, that is better and further from notoriety and further from the exposure of the 'awrah. Because if it is around the knee, the 'awrah may be exposed due to his negligence or forgetfulness, or because the wind blows and the 'awrah is exposed. So if he lowers it to the middle, that is safer and further from the exposure of the 'awrah. So the lower garment of the believer is to the middle of the shin. And if he lowers it to the ankle, there is no harm. It is not permissible below the ankle, and it is disliked above the middle. Yes.