أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ کَمْ تَجُرُّ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ ذَيْلِهَا قَالَ شِبْرًا قَالَتْ إِذًا يَنْکَشِفَ عَنْهَا قَالَ ذِرَاعٌ لَا تَزِيدُ عَلَيْهَا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5354
It was narrated that Umm Salamah said: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم was asked how much a woman should let her hem drag. He said: ‘A hand span.’ She said: But then it will uncover her (feet).’ He said: ‘A forearm’s length, and no more than that.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020