Long sleeves

Question

Question: People such as politicians usually have their kurtas (long shirts) made with long sleeves and fold them upwards. If, in imitation of them, religious-minded men also have long sleeves made and fold them, is this appropriate or not? Is it undue extravagance (israf) or not? And what is the ruling of the noble Shari‘a concerning one who does this?

Answer

Long sleeves were generally prevalent among the Arabs, and they were regarded as the dress of noble people. It is for this reason that the jurists wrote that bringing the hands out of the sleeves when beginning the prayer is mustahabb; it is also reported that when prostrating on hot ground the extra part of the sleeve was placed under the forehead and the prostration made…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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