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كتاب اللباس
Chapters on Dress
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ زَيْدٍ الْعَمِّيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الصِّدِّيقِ النَّاجِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ، ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ رُخِّصَ لَهُنَّ فِي الذَّيْلِ ذِرَاعًا فَكُنَّ يَأْتِيَنَّا فَنَذْرَعُ لَهُنَّ بِالْقَصَبِ ذِرَاعًا .
“The wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) were allowed to let their hems hang down, so they used to come to us and we would measure one forearms length for them with a reed.”
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- Hadith 3580
“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…
- Hadith 3582
“Let your hem down one forearm’s length.”
- Hadith 3579
“The Prophet (ﷺ) came to us and haggled with us over the price of trousers.”
- Hadith 3583
“A hand span.” ‘Aishah said: “This may show her calves.” He said: “Then a forearm’s length.”
- Hadith 3578
“I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and gave him my pledge, and the buttons of his shirt were undone.”
- Hadith 3584
“I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) delivering a sermon on the pulpit, wearing a black turban.”