“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
“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
[AI] Narrated by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ about the lengths of women's garments, he said, "A hand-span." She asked, "Then, should their ankles be exposed?" He said, "A forearm's length."
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي ذُيُولِ النِّسَاءِ قَالَ شِبْرٌ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ إِذَنْ تَخْرُجَ سُوقُهُنَّ قَالَ فَذِرَاعٌ
“A hand span.” ‘Aishah said: “This may show her calves.” He said: “Then a forearm’s length.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3583)
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ فِي ذُيُولِ النِّسَاءِ شِبْرًا قَالَ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ إِذَنْ تَخْرُجَ سُوقُهُنَّ وَقَالَ عَفَّانُ مَرَّةً أَسْوُقُهُنَّ قَالَ فَذِرَاعٌ
[AI] I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the footsteps of women. He said, "A cubit." So I said, "Then their feet will be showing, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "An arm's length, and do not exceed it."
سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ ذُيُولِ النِّسَاءِ؟ فَقَالَ شِبْرًا فَقُلْتُ إِذَنْ تَخْرُجَ أَقْدَامُهُنَّ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ فَذِرَاعٌ لَا تَزِدْنَ عَلَيْهِ
[AI] I asked the Prophet ﷺ about the height of women and he said, "A cubit." So I said, do their feet then show? He said, "An arm's length."
سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنْ ذُيُولِ النِّسَاءِ فَقَالَ «شِبْرٌ» فَقُلْتُ إِذًا تَخْرُجُ أَقْدَامُهُنَّ؟ قَالَ «فَذِرَاعٌ»
[AI] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, what about women?" He said, "They should cover a forearm’s length." I said, "So, their forearms will be exposed?" He said, "A handspan, they shouldn't exceed that."
قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ بِالنِّسَاءِ؟ قَالَ «يُرْخِينَ شِبْرًا» قُلْتُ إِذًا يَنْكَشِفُ عَنْهُنَّ قَالَ «فَذِرَاعًا لَا يَزِدْنَ عَلَيْهِ»
[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The feet of women are a cubit." I said, "So, their feet will be exposed?" He replied, "No, it is a forearm's length, they do not exceed it."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «ذُيُولُ النِّسَاءِ شِبْرٌ» قُلْتُ إِذًا تَخْرُجُ أَقْدَامُهُنَّ؟ قَالَ «فَذِرَاعٌ لَا يَزِدْنَ»
"ذُيُولُ النِّسَاءِ شِبْرٌ -قيل: إِذَنْ تَبْدُوا أَقْدَامُهُنَّ، قال: فَذِرَاعٌ لَا يَزدْنَ عليهِ".
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