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Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3580

Read the original Arabic and English translation of this hadith from Chapters on Dress, with its chapter, grading, and reference kept together.

In-book entry
31

Chapter 13

Chapter context: How long should the end woman’s garment be?

باب ذَيْلِ الْمَرْأَةِ كَمْ يَكُونُ

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Hadith text

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.’”

About this reference

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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Reference details

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
In-book entry
31

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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