Question Summary: My question is that is it ok to perform salat(Namaz) in shorts if the length cover the knees. Question Detail:
My question is that is it ok to perform salat(Namaz) in shorts if the length cover the knees.
Answer :
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh In order for salaah to be valid the satr must be covered. The satr for a male is from the navel till below the knees. This is clearly substantiated in a hadeeth: قال النبي صلي الله عليه وسلم :عورة الرجل ما بين سرةه الا ركبته .اخرجه الدار قطني. (Al Hidaayah V3-4 Pg 460 Shirkat e Ilmiyah) The shorts covering the knees will fulfil this minimum requirement. However salaah is a means of communication with our creator. One should adorn such attire that invokes the mercy of Allah Taala.To adorn oneself with the sunnah attire is a mark of respect for Allah Taala. Therefore to suffice on the shorts is undesirable. And Allah knows best Wassalam Ml. Ebrahim Desai,
Student Darul Iftaa Checked and Approved by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In'aamiyyah
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