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Riyad us Saliheen: Hadith 800

4. The Book of Dress

رياض الصالحين

800
Riyad us Saliheen
وعن ابن عمر رضى الله عنهما قال‏:‏ مررت على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وفى إزاري استرخاء، فقال‏:‏ ‏‏يا عبد الله، ارفع إزارك‏"‏ فرفعت ثم قال‏:‏ ‏"‏زد‏"‏، فزدت، فما زلت أتحراها بعد‏.‏ فقال بعض القوم‏:‏ إلى أين ‏؟‏ فقال‏:‏ إلى أنصاف الساقين‏"‏‏.‏ .‏"
Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
My lower garment was trailing as I passed by Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) so he said, "Raise your lower garment, Abdullah." I lifted it up and he told me to raise it higher. I complied with his orders and as I was still trying to find the best place (for it), one of the people asked where it should reach and he (ﷺ) replied, "Half way down the knees."

[Muslim].
Reference: Sunnah.com : Book 4, Hadith 22
Arabic/English book : Book 4, Hadith 800