[Explanation]

These three narrations are cited by Imām al-Nawawī, may Allah have mercy on him, in the “Book of Dress” of Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn. Among them is the ḥadīth of Abū Saʿīd, may Allah be pleased with him, in which the Prophet ﷺ said: “The izār (lower garment) of a Muslim should reach the middle of the calf. There is no sin—or, he said, no blame—in what lies between that and the ankles; but whatever is below the ankles is in the Fire, and whoever drags his izār out of pride, Allah will not look at him.”

From this report the Prophet ﷺ divided the permissible length of clothing into four categories:

1. The sunnah: to the middle of the calf.
2. The concession: anything that descends from mid-calf down to the ankles.
3. A major sin: whatever extends below the ankles without being done out of arrogance.
4. Even more severe: when one lets his garment trail out of pride or haughtiness; for such a person Allah will not look at him.

Thus the divisions are four: a length that is the sunnah, a length that is merely permissible, a forbidden length that constitutes a major sin—though less serious than the next—and, finally, the length worn out of arrogance, for which Allah Almighty will not look at the wearer. This provides evidence that anyone who lets his garment—be it an izār, qamīṣ (shirt), or sirwāl (trousers)—hang below the ankles