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Women wearing pants below the ankles

· 16 Muharram 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

What is the status of women wearing her pants below the ankle?

Is it permissible for her to wear it above the ankle for her husband in the privacy of her room?

Answer

She should be wearing her pants below the ankles. It should be so loose that it covers the entire feet as well.

Yes.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

عن ابن عمر قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم من جر ثوبه خيلاء لم ينظر الله إليه يوم القيامة فقالت أم سلمة فكيف يصنعن النساء بذيولهن ؟ قال يرخين شبرا فقالت إذا تنكشف أقدامهن قال فيرخينه ذراعا لا يزدن عليه (جامع الترمذي #1731)

عن أم الحسن أن أم سلمة حدثتهم أن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم شبر لفاطمة شبرا من نطاقها (جامع الترمذي #1732)

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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