Tying the Turban Sitting and Putting On Trousers Standing

Question

Putting on the turban while sitting and the trousers while standing is forbidden. How far does this have a basis? Is there any proof for it from the noble hadiths or the practice of the Companions ﵃?

Answer

Some scholars have written that the turban should be tied while standing and the trousers put on while sitting; they have observed some harms in doing the opposite: [ar]والتعمم قاعدًا والتسرول قائمًا يورث البخل والتقتير والإسراف والكسل والتواني والتهاون في الأمور، كل ذلك يورث النسيان[/ar] “Tying the turban while sitting and putting on trousers while standing engender…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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