حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ عَنْ مَالِکٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَکْرِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ ذَکَرَ الْإِزَارَ فَالْمَرْأَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ تُرْخِي شِبْرًا قَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ إِذًا يَنْکَشِفُ عَنْهَا قَالَ فَذِرَاعًا لَا تَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4117
Safiyyah, daughter of Abu Ubayd, said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned lower garment, Umm Salamah, wife of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, asked him: And a woman, Messenger of Allah? He replied: She may hang down a span. Umm Salamah said: Still it (foot) will be uncovered. He said: Then a forearm's length, nor exceeding it.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020