سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3580
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Chapter 13
Chapter context: How long should the end woman’s garment be?
باب ذَيْلِ الْمَرْأَةِ كَمْ يَكُونُ
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Original Arabic
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 " .
Translation
English translation
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.’”
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Where is this hadith found?
This is Hadith 3580 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 32, Chapters on Dress, as in-book entry 31 under the chapter “How long should the end woman’s garment be?.”
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Source and grading notes
English : Vol. 4, Book 32, Hadith 3580 Arabic : Book 32, Hadith 3711
- Al-Albani:
- Sahih
- Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi:
- Sahih
- Shuaib Al Arnaut:
- Sahih
- Zubair Ali Zai:
- Isnaad Sahih
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