Allaah does not accept the prayer of a man who hangs down his izar
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Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
As
slaam alykum,
One correction of a previous answer you gave someone about the garmats being
above the ankles, anyway you mentioned no signifincance that they HAVE TO BE
above the ankles when praying, because if they are not the prayer is unaccepted
by Allaah, according to Hadeeth:
Allaah
does not accept the prayer of a man who hangs down his izar." (
Furthermore,another qoute from the prophet;
"Whatever
is below the ankles will be in the Hell-Fire."
Sorry i could`nt remember the question no. anyway, as i have proved it is a
MUST to have them above the ankle, could you please achknowlage
that...rather
then give another generic response....
I
would stronly appreciate it.
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Answer:
Clothes above ankle
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave,
no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will
not look at him who trails his lower garment conceitedly (in arrogance).’
The Prophet (saws) said, "The
part of an Izar (lower garment) which hangs below the ankles, is in the
Fire."
The Prophet (saws) said, "Allah will not
look, on the Day of Resurrection, at the person who drags his garment (behind
him) out of conceit." On that
Any Law has two facets:
- The letter of the Law.
- The spirit of the Law.
The spirit and wisdom behind the
above ‘Law’ whereby the Messenger of Allah (saws) forbade the believers to wear
the ‘izaar’ or lower garment below the ankles, is that in the times of the
Prophet (saws) poverty was so rampant that only the very rich could afford to
wear a garment which would be long enough to reach one’s ankles. Thus the rich, in their pride and arrogance,
and to show-off their wealth would wear long flowing robes which would go below
their ankles (and at times drag on the ground) when most of the population of
the times could not even afford to wear enough to cover oneself
appropriately!
The spirit of the law dictates
that a believer at all times should avoid and abstain from all types of things
that beget arrogance and pride for his possessions; and if wearing the ‘izaar’
lower than the ankles begets arrogance, then the believers must abstain from
it.
The Prophet (saws) said, "The rewards (of deeds) are according to the intention, and everybody will get the reward for what he has intended.”
If one has absolutely no
intention of displaying pride or arrogance by wearing his lower garment below
his ankles, the majority of the scholars in Islam are of the opinion that Allah
Subhanah would not hold him accountable for his deed. But if one so fears Allah Subhanah and wants
to make absolutely sure to stay within the letter and the spirit of the law, then
it would be safest and absolutely best if one wears clothes whereby the lower
garment is above his ankles.
I heard Allah's
Messenger (saws) saying, 'Both legal and illegal things are evident but in
between them there are doubtful (suspicious) things and most of the people have
no knowledge about them. So whoever
saves himself from these suspicious things saves his religion and his honor.
And whoever indulges in these suspicious things is like a shepherd who grazes
(his animals) near the Hima (private pasture) of someone else and at any moment
he is liable to get in it.”
Secondly, the command and guidance of the Messenger of
Allah (saws) for the believers to adorn themselves with lower garments no
longer than their ankles is for all times and not only when one
offers one’s prayers. Thus it would not
be considered righteousness if one only folds ones ankles when one is in prayer
and at all other times his lower garments falls below his ankles.
Your
Statement: anyway you mentioned no signifincance that they HAVE TO BE above the
ankles when praying, because if they are not the prayer is unaccepted by
Allaah, according to Hadeeth:
Allaah does not accept the prayer of a man who hangs down his izar." (
My dear and beloved brother in Islam, I tried searching
for the exact hadith which you have quoted from Abu Dawood, An-Nisai,
At-Tabarrani and the other authentic books of Sunnah, but was unable to locate
the exact hadith which states that ‘Allah does not accept the prayer of a man
who hangs down his izar.’
Beloved brother, in absolute sincerity and humility we
request you to give us the exact reference number of the quoted hadith, so that
we may study its exact words and benefit from its guidance.
There are several authentic ahaadeeths regarding the
guidance of the Noble Prophet (saws) for the believers to adorn themselves with
lower garments no longer than their ankles, and each and every one of them is
for all times and not only when one offers one’s prayers.
If one sincerely wishes to
follow the guidance of the Messenger of Allah (saws) in letter and in spirit,
one should adorn oneself in garments above their ankles at all times, and not
only during prayers: and that would, without an iota of a doubt be in absolute
accordance with the guidance of the Prophet (saws).
The Prophet (saws) said, "Allah will not
look, on the Day of Resurrection, at the person who drags his garment (behind
him) out of conceit." On that
If the normal dress-code of the
society one lives in is such that the lower garments covers the ankles, and one
has absolutely no intention of displaying any pride or arrogance by wearing his
lower garment below his ankles, the majority of the scholars in Islam are of
the opinion that Allah Subhanah would not hold him accountable for his deed.
Your
Statement: Sorry i could`nt remember the question no. anyway, as i have proved
it is a MUST to have them above the ankle, could you please achknowlage
that...rather then give another generic response.... I would stronly appreciate
it.
Beloved brother in Islam, we wholeheartedly acknowledge
that it would be best and absolutely in accordance with the guidance of the
Messenger of Allah (saws) if the believers would wear their lower garments
above their ankles at all times, and not only when offering their prayers.
The Prophet (saws) said, "Allah will not
look, on the Day of Resurrection, at the person who drags his garment (behind
him) out of conceit." On that
But if one lives amongst a people where it is absolutely
normal and not considered pride or arrogance to wear one’s lower garment below
one’s ankles, or one does not cover his ankles with his lower garments in a
display of pride, conceitedness or arrogance, in light of the above guidance of
the Prophet (saws) to Hadrat Abu Bakr (r.a.), the majority of the scholars in
Islam are of the opinion that Allah Subhanah will not hold them accountable for
their deed.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and well wisher in
Islam,
Burhan
Wister