“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about how long a woman’s hem should hang down. He said: ‘A hand span.’ I said: ‘But then (her legs and feet) will be uncovered.’ He said: ‘Then a forearm’s length, but no more than that.’”  

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَمْ تَجُرُّ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ ذَيْلِهَا قَالَ شِبْرًا قُلْتُ إِذًا يَنْكَشِفَ عَنْهَا قَالَ ذِرَاعٌ لاَ تَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِ  

“The wives of the Prophet ﷺ were allowed to let their hems hang down, so they used to come to us and we would measure one forearms length for them with a reed.”  

أَنَّ أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ رُخِّصَ لَهُنَّ فِي الذَّيْلِ ذِرَاعًا فَكُنَّ يَأْتِيَنَّا فَنَذْرَعُ لَهُنَّ بِالْقَصَبِ ذِرَاعًا  

“Let your hem down one forearm’s length.”  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لِفَاطِمَةَ أَوْ لأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ذَيْلُكِ ذِرَاعٌ  

“A hand span.” ‘Aishah said: “This may show her calves.” He said: “Then a forearm’s length.”  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ فِي ذُيُولِ النِّسَاءِ شِبْرًا فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ إِذًا تَخْرُجَ سُوقُهُنَّ قَالَ فَذِرَاعٌ