"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] was asked how much a woman should let her hem drag. He said: 'A hand span.' She said: 'But then it will uncover her (feet).' He said: 'A forearm's length, and no more than that.'"
سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَمْ تَجُرُّ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ ذَيْلِهَا قَالَ شِبْرًا قَالَتْ إِذًا يَنْكَشِفَ عَنْهَا قَالَ ذِرَاعٌ لاَ تَزِيدُ عَلَيْهَا
She mentioned women's hems to the Messenger of Allah [SAW], and the Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: "Let it down a hand span." Umm Salamah said: "But that will uncover (her feet)." He said: "Let it down a forearm's length, but no more than that."
أَنَّهَا ذَكَرَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذُيُولَ النِّسَاءِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُرْخِينَ شِبْرًا قَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ إِذًا يَنْكَشِفَ عَنْهَا قَالَ تُرْخِي ذِرَاعًا لاَ تَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِ
“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
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Bakr ibn Nafi from his father Nafi, the mawla of Ibn Umar that Safiyya bint Abi Ubayd informed him that Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ said that when the lower garment of women was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah, he said, "She lets it down a handspan." Umm Salama said, "If it leaves her uncovered?" He said, "Then the length of a forearm and let her not increase it."
عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ حِينَ ذُكِرَ الإِزَارُ فَالْمَرْأَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ تُرْخِيهِ شِبْرًا قَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ إِذًا يَنْكَشِفُ عَنْهَا قَالَ فَذِرَاعًا لاَ تَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A woman's garment should be extended to a forearm's length below her ankle." I asked, "Then won't it be uncovered?" He replied, "No more than a forearm's length."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «تُرْخِي الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ ذَيْلِهَا شِبْرًا» قُلْتُ إِذًا تَنْكَشِفُ؟ قَالَ «ذِرَاعًا لَا تَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِ»
“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.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3580)
سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كَمْ تَجُرُّ الْمَرْأَةَ مِنْ ذَيْلِهَا؟ قَالَ «شِبْرًا» قَالَتْ إِذًا يَنْكَشِفُ عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ «فَذِرَاعٌ لَا تَزِيدُ عَلَيْهِ»