Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 3580
Book 32: Chapters on Dress
Chapter 13 How long should the end woman’s garment be?
باب ذَيْلِ الْمَرْأَةِ كَمْ يَكُونُ
Sunan Ibn Majah 3580
It was
narrated that Umm Salamah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
was
asked about how long a woman’s hem should hang down. He said: ‘A
hand span.’ I said: ‘But then (her legs and feet) will be
uncovered.’
He said: ‘Then a forearm’s length, but no more than
that.’”
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ كَمْ تَجُرُّ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ ذَيْلِهَا قَالَ ” شِبْرًا ” . قُلْتُ إِذًا يَنْكَشِفَ عَنْهَا . قَالَ ذِرَاعٌ لاَ تَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِ ” .
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