Is it sunnat to have one's kurtha pocket on the right hand side of the chest?

Published as Kurta pocket

· 21 Safar 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it sunnat to have one's kurtha pocket on the right hand side of the chest? And have the button flap with the right side on top of the left?

Answer

It is better to have the right flap over.

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

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.

Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.

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