حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْعُمَرِيُّ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَخَّصَ لِلنِّسَاءِ أَنْ يُرْخِينَ شِبْرًا فَقُلْنَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِذَنْ تَنْكَشِفَ أَقْدَامُنَا فَقَالَ ذِرَاعًا وَلَا تَزِدْنَ عَلَيْهِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4773
It was narrated from Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) granted a concession to the women allowing them (to lengthen their hems by) a handspan (to drag along the ground). They said: O Messenger of Allah, but then our feet will show. He said: "A cubit, but no more than that."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020