withdrawing it.”
He passed by us on another day, and Abū al-Dardāʾ said to him, “Give us a word that will benefit us and not harm you.” He replied, “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘What an excellent man Khuraym al-Asadī is—were it not for the length of his forelock (1) and for letting his izār hang down!’ ”
When Khuraym heard this he hastened, took a blade, and cut his forelock back to his ears, then raised his izār to mid-calf.
Yet another day he passed by us, and Abū al-Dardāʾ again said, “A word that will benefit us and not harm you.” He said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ‘You are about to come to your brothers, so set your saddles in order and tidy your clothes, so that you appear among the people like a beauty spot; for Allah does not love indecency or coarse behaviour.’ ” Reported by Abū Dāwūd with a fair chain; the only point of discussion is Qays ibn Bishr, about whose reliability the scholars differ (2), though Muslim also narrated from him.
803 – Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The izār of a Muslim should reach halfway down the shin, and there is no sin—or, he said, no blame—in what lies between that and the ankles. Whatever hangs below the ankles is in the Fire, and whoever drags his izār out of arrogance, Allah will not look at him.” Narrated by Abū Dāwūd with a sound chain.
804 – Ibn ʿUmar said: I passed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while my izār was hanging loose. He said, “ʿAbdullāh, raise your izār.” I raised it. Then he said, “Higher,” so I raised it further, and thereafter I was careful about it. Some of the people asked, “To what point?” He replied, “To mid-shin.” Narrated by Muslim.
805 – He also reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever lets his garment trail out of pride, Allah will not look at him on the Day of Resurrection.” Umm Salamah asked, “What should women do with the hems of their garments?” He said, “They may lower them one handspan.” She said, “Then their feet will be exposed.” He said, “Then let them lower it a forearm’s length—but no more.” Narrated by Abū Dāwūd; al-Tirmidhī also transmitted it and said: a good, sound hadith.