What type of lungi should one wear?
Question
Which type of lungi/izzar/futah/woozar is preferable and mushtahab, unstitched or stitched?
Answer
The izaar that is astar i.e. it conceals the private area to a greater extent, is better.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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