Home
Discover Islam
Quran Recitations
Lectures
Fatwa
Articles
Fiqh
E-Books
Women
Boys & Girls 
Enter Question
View By Subject
Fatwa Of The Week
Selected Fatwa
Fatwa CenterWearing Clothes Covering Half of Ankles
Question
Is it permissible for me to wear pants that only cover half of ankles and not all of it
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad 
is His slave and Messenger.
We have previously explained the ruling on wearing clothes below the ankle, and the scholars differed as to whether the prohibition is for pretension only or with something other than pretentiousness (pride).
We favored the view that wearing clothes below the ankle is forbidden whether it was for showing off or not.
As for covering half of the ankle, what counts is the entire ankle. The view that we adopt here in Islamweb is that covering the ankles is not included in the limits of trailing one’s lower garment. So based on this, if your pants cover half or all your ankles, there is nothing wrong with that.
Allah knows best.
Search Fatwa
Fatwa Subject
