Fatwa #1471011 November 2006United States of America
..I know there are hadits that says we shouldn't let our pants hang below the ankels. i dont have my pants above ankles all the time but before pray i fold my pants to make sure they are above the ankels
Question
AsalamoAlikum Mufit Saab
I have few questions can you please help me.
1. I am male and i live in USA..I know there are hadits that says we shouldn't let our pants hang below the ankels. i dont have my pants above ankles all the time but before pray i fold my pants to make sure they are above the ankels. now i have just learnt that there is also hadit(from sahi msulim )that says we should not change the condition of the clothes when praying namaz. i am very confused now,should i fold my pants or no. i know the optimal thing would be to have pants which length is above the ankel. but i dont have those pants so can you plz tell me would be better to fold or let it hang below ankels.
2. Is it permisable to wear short sleeves, or do we have to wear long sleeves when we pray. Will namaz be valid in short sleeves?
3. I have American Eagle shirts. they have eagle symbol/pictures on the shirt. if i wear them and pray would the namaz be valid?
4. if my body is napak(unclean) and its namaz time and i can't take shower at the moment. can i still pray(with napak body) or i should pray later as a qaza namaz after taking the shower.
Answer
Muhtaram
Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu
- It is prohibited to have ones garment (trousers, qamees, jubba etc) flow beyond ones ankles. This is a major sin. If ones trousers is below ones ankles, he should fold the bottom up to above the ankles at all times, in salaah and out of salaah. There is no Hadith that prohibits the folding of the trousers above the ankles. There is another Hadith in which Rasulullah Salalahu Alayhi Wasallam prohibited one from keeping away his trousers from touching the ground. That is another issue and should not be confused with the prohibition of flowing ones garment below his ankles.
- It is Makrooh (reprehensible) to wear short sleeves in salaah.
- It is not permissible to perform salaah with a picture of a bird on ones shirt.
- What do you mean by napaak and unclean? Explain why you cannot take a shower?
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