PRAYING IN LONG AND OVERFLOWING LOWER GARMENT (PRACTICING ISBAAL OR BEING A MUSBIL) Abu Hurairah (radhiAllahu anhu) said: While a man was praying with his lower garment hanging down the Messenger (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) said to him, Go and do wudhu. So he went, performed ablution and came back. He (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) said, Go and do wudhu. So a man said to him, O Messenger of Allah! Why do you ask him to do wudhu? So he remained silent about him. Then he said, He was praying while his lower garment was hanging down (i.e., he was a musbil). [Abu Dawud, Musnad Ahmad, An-Nisai in Sunan al-Kubra, an-Nawawi] Abdullaah ibn Umar (radhiAllahu anhumaa) reported that the Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) said, Allah does not look at the prayer of a person who lets his lower garment flow out of pride [Ibn Khuzaimah] Ibn Masood (radhiAllahu anhu) said he heard the Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) say, Whoever lets his lower garment hang down (over or below the ankles) from vanity then there is neither ease from Allah nor anything blessed. [Abu Dawud and in Allaamah Albaanis Saheeh Jaami-us-Sagheer] This means there is no forgiveness for him or honor for him with Allah. He does not preserve himself from the evils of his actions. It is also said that this means he does not (really) believe with regards to what Allah has made permissible and forbidden. Also, some say it means he has freed himself from Allah and become separated from His Deen. For further details and discussion on the understanding presented, please consult Faidh-ul-Qadeer and Al-Majmu. The Shafis and Hanbalis reckon the tradition is a proof that it is forbidden to let the lower garment drop below (the top of the ankles) in prayer when done out of pride, and according to the Shafis it is objectionable when no vanity is intended. [See Al-Majjmu and Nail-ul-Awtaar] For a detailed discussion on this please consult Majmoo al-Fataawa of Ibn Taimiyyah, Fathul-Baari, and Awn-al-Mabood where you will find the explanation that it is indeed forbidden to practice isbaal whether with pride or without it. Shaikh Ahmed Shaakir pursued this matter in his verification of authenticity of prophetic reports (hadeeths) in Ibn Hazms al-Muhalla and showed how the author had left out the first hadeeth which is a strong proof that the prayer of a musbil is invalid. Ibn al-Qayyim elaborated about the first hadeeth and said letting the lower garment flow is sinful. The man was ordered to perform ablution and pray because ablution puts out the heat of sinfulness. At-Teebi explained the man was asked to do ablution although he was clean so that he would consider the reason why he was ordered so. Allah blessed the request of the Prophet in that such outward cleanliness will cleanse the stain of arrogance inside, because exterior cleanliness affects the inward cleanliness. Ibn Taimiyyah in his Majmoo al-Fataawa emphasised that it is the same whether one practices isbaal of his trousers, or lower wrap or shirt (qamees). It is obligatory for every Muslim to leave isbaal and fear Allah about it. Allaamah Ibn Bazs discussion on isbaal Allam Ibn Baz was asked whether it is correct to pray behind an innovator (mubtadi) and one who is a musbil and he said: The prayer is correct behind the innovator and the one who is a musbil and (one who has some) other sin according to what is more right from what the scholars say, as long as it is not a bidah of disbelief (kufr) for the person. If it is a bidah of disbelief like that of a Jahmee and similar to that, which takes a person outside the fold of Islaam, then it is not correct to pray behind such people. However, it is obligatory for those responsible (amongst the people) that they choose the imam to be of a pleasing character and safe from bidah and immorality. (This is) because being an imam is a great (and important) trust (amaanah). He stands as an example to the Muslims by it. Thus it is not permissible to render its custodianship to the people of innovation and immorality when others are able to be appointed. Isbaal is totally sinful which is necessary (wajib) to avoid and warn against it because of the statement, Whatever hangs below both ankles from the lower garment (izaar) is in the Fire. [Bukhaari, An-Nisai] Whatever is like the izaar also comes under the same judgement, like the shirt (qamees), trousers, cloak (woollen - basht) and similar to that. It is authentic from the Messenger of Allah (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) that he said, Allah will not speak to three (types of people), nor will He look at them on the Day of Judgement, nor will He purify them, and they will have a painful punishment: the person who is a musbil with regard to his garment, ... ... Muslim brings this in his Saheeh. When the person does so with izaar or something similar due to pride and arrogance then that makes him even more strong in sinning and draws him nearer to the punishment, since the Prophet (sallAllahu alaihi wa sallam) said, Whoever lets his garment flow (upon and beneath the ankles) due to vanity Allah will not look at him on the Day of Judgement. It is compulsory for every Muslim to be on guard against what Allah has forbidden for him with regards to isbaal and other sins. [Mujallat-ud-Dawah No. 913]
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 06:22:55 +0000
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