The form of the kurta

Question

Question: Are the waist-wrap (izar) and the kurta (a long loose shirt) without gussets, which in the usage of Bengal is called a “panjabi” (a long kurta shirt), counted as sunna dress or not? And what was the form of the blessed garment of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that is referred to as the “shirt”? Explain, and be rewarded.

Answer

[ar]قال: أخرجت إلينا عائشة ﵂ كساء ملبدا وإزارا غليظا، فقالت: قبض روح رسول الله ﷺ في هذين[/ar] “He said: ‘Aisha ﵂ brought out to us a patched cloak (kisa’) and a coarse izar and said: “The soul of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was taken while he was in these two.”’” (Shama’il al-Tirmidhi).

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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