“Are you having menses?”
Kharshah bin al-Hurr رحمه الله narrated that ‘Umar bin al-Khattaab رضي الله عنه saw a man with his ‘Izaar dragging below his ankles, so he said:
أحائض أنت، فقال يأمير المؤمنين وهل يحيض الرجل؟ قال: ” نعم لما أسبلت إزار لك – لأن إسبال الإزار لا يكون yإلا للنساء
“Are you having menses?” The man replied: “O Ameerul-Mu’mineen, does a man have menses?” He said, “Yes, if you hang your ‘Izaar down – because ‘Isbaal (wearing garments below the ankles) is only for the women.” Kharshah (the narrator) then said:
فأتى عمر بمشبط مقص وقص ما ذاد عن الكعبين “. قال خرشه بن الحر: فكأنى أنظر إلى خيوط الإزار على عقبيه
“So ‘Umar came with blade or scissors and cut what trailed from the ankles.” Kharshah then said: “It is as if I’m seeing the threads of the ‘Izaar hanging from his ankles (right now).”
[Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, 8/393]
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Additional Narrations regarding isbaal:
وعَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَ أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِعَضَلَةِ سَاقِي أَوْ سَاقِهِ فَقَالَ هَذَا مَوْضِعُ الإِزَارِ فَإِنْ أَبَيْتَ فَأَسْفَلَ فَإِنْ أَبَيْتَ فَلا حَقَّ لِلإِزَارِ فِي الْكَعْبَيْنِ " رواه الترمذي وقَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ سنن الترمذي رقم 1783
Hudhayfah said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) took hold of the muscle of my calf (or his calf) and said(what means), ‘This is where the izaar should stop; if you insist, it may be lower, but it should not reach the ankles.’" (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, who said this is a saheeh hasan hadeeth; see Sunan al-Tirmidhi, no. 1783)
وعَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ مَرَرْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَفِي إِزَارِي اسْتِرْخَاءٌ فَقَالَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ ارْفَعْ إِزَارَكَ فَرَفَعْتُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ زِدْ فَزِدْتُ فَمَا زِلْتُ أَتَحَرَّاهَا بَعْدُ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ إِلَى أَيْنَ فَقَالَ أَنْصَافِ السَّاقَيْنِ . " رواه مسلم رقم 2086 كتاب الكبائر للذهبي 131-132.
Ibn ‘Umar said: "I passed by the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and my izaar had slipped down. He said (what means), ‘O ‘Abdullaah, pull up your izaar!’ so I pulled it up. He said, ‘More!’ so I pulled it up more, and always made sure it was pulled up properly after that." Some people asked, "To where did you pull it up?" He said, "To mid-calf length."
(Reported by Muslim, no. 2086; al-Dhahabi, Kitaab al-Kabaa’ir, 131-132)
وروى الإمام أحمد عن عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ هَلْ سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الإِزَارِ شَيْئًا قَالَ نَعَمْ تَعَلَّمْ ، سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ : " إِزْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ إِلَى أَنْصَافِ سَاقَيْهِ لا جُنَاحَ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْكَعْبَيْنِ ، وَمَا أَسْفَلَ مِنْ الْكَعْبَيْنِ هُوَ فِي النَّارِ يَقُولُهَا ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ
: Imaam Ahmad reported that Abd al-Rahmaan ibn Ya’qoob said:
"I asked Abu Sa’eed: ‘Did you hear anything from the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) concerning the izaar (lower garment)?’ he said(what means) , ‘Yes, listen! ‘The izaar of the believer should come to mid-calf,although there is nothing wrong if it comes between there and the ankles, but whatever is lower than the ankles is in the Fire,’ and he said it three times."
ومما يدّل على أنّ الإسبال ممنوع ولو لم يكن معه خيلاء حديث أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ( إزرة المسلم إلى نصف الساق ولا حرج ولا جناح فيما بينه وبين الكعبين ، وما كان أسفل من الكعبين فهو في النار ، ومن جرّ إزاره بطراً لم ينظر الله إليه ) رواه أبو داود رقم 4093
What indicates that isbaal is prohibited even if it is not doneout of pride is the hadeeth of Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri, may Allaah be pleased with him, who said:"The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said (what means) : ‘The lower garment of the Muslim should come down to mid-calf, but there is nothing wrong if it is between that point and the ankles. Whatever is lower than the ankles is in the Fire. Whoever trails his garment on the ground out of pride, Allaah will not look at him."
(Reported by Abu Dawud, no. 4093, with a saheeh isnaad.)
ما رواه البخاري عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : ( ما أسفل من الكعبين من الإزار ففي النار ) البخاري رقم 5787
Al-Bukhaari reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said (what means) : "Whatever of the izaar (lower garment) is below the ankles is in the Fire."
(al-Bukhaari, no. 5787)
وقال صلى الله عليه وسلم : ( الإسبال في الإزار والقميص والعمامة ، من جر منها شيئاً خيلاء لا ينظر الله إليه يوم القيامة ) رواه أبو داود رقم 4085 والنسائي رقم 5334 بإسناد صحيح
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said (what means) : "Isbaal (wearing one’s garment below the ankles) may apply to the izaar (lower garment), the shirt or the turban. Whoever allows any part of these to trail on the ground out of arrogance, Allaah will not look at him on the Day of Judgement."
(reported by Abu Dawud, no. 4085, and al-Nisaa’i, no. 5334, with a saheeh isnaad).
وعَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لا يَنْظُرُ إِلَى مُسْبِلِ الْإِزَارِ . " رواه النسائي في المجتبى (5332) كتاب الزينة : باب : إسبال الإزار
Ibn ‘Abbaas reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said (what means) : "Allaah will not look at the one who wears his lower garment below his ankles.
"(Reported by al-Nisaa’i in al-Mujtabaa, Kitaab al-Zeenah, Baab Isbaal al-Izaar).
وعَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَ أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِعَضَلَةِ سَاقِي أَوْ سَاقِهِ فَقَالَ هَذَا مَوْضِعُ الإِزَارِ فَإِنْ أَبَيْتَ فَأَسْفَلَ فَإِنْ أَبَيْتَ فَلا حَقَّ لِلإِزَارِ فِي الْكَعْبَيْنِ " رواه الترمذي وقَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ سنن الترمذي رقم 1783
Hudhayfah said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) took hold of the muscle of my calf (or his calf) and said (what means) , ‘This is where the izaar should stop; if you insist, it may be lower, but it should not reach the ankles.’"
(Reported by al-Tirmidhi, who said this is a saheeh hasan hadeeth; see Sunan al-Tirmidhi, no. 1783)
قال صلى الله عليه وسلم : ( لا ينظر الله إلى من جر إزاره بطراً ) البخاري رقم 5788 ، ومسلم رقم
2087
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said (what means) : "Allaah will not look at the one who trails his izaar on the ground out of pride."
(al-Bukhaari, no. 5788)
وقال جابر بن سليم قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ( إياك وإسبال الإزار فإنهـا من المخيلة وإن الله لا يحب المخيلة ) صححه الترمذي رقم 2722
Jaabir ibn Sulaym said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to me (what means) : ‘Beware of wearing one’s lower garment below the ankles, because this is a kind of showing-off, and Allaah does not love showing-off.’"
(Regarded as saheeh by al-Tirmidhi, no. 2722).
في حديث النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال ( من جر ثوبه خيلاء لا ينظر الله إليه يوم القيامة فقال أبو
بكر يا رسول الله إزاري يسترخي إلا أن أتعاهده فقال ( إنك لست ممن يفعله خيلاء ) رواه البخاري رقم
584
There is a hadeeth which states that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said(what means) : "Whoever trails his garment on the ground out of pride, Allaah will not look at him on the Day of Resurrection." Abu Bakr said to him, "O Messenger of Allaah, my izaar slips down if I do not pay attention to it." He said: "You are not one of those who do it out of pride."
(Reported by al-Bukhaari, no. 5784)
