<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br> 1) Whoever lets his garment trail below the ankles has committed a serious violation, whether he does it out of arrogance or not, given the stern warning issued about this act.<br> 2) A woman’s feet are ‘Awrah, both in prayer and outside it. She should wear clothing that covers her ‘Awrah.<br> 3) The female Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) were very modest. A case in point is the mother of the believers, Um Salamah, who feared that part of women’s ‘Awrah could be revealed, and so she wanted more concealment. This is a far cry from the display of beauty by some Muslim women today!<br> <br> <b>Benefit:</b><br> The distinction the author (may Allah have mercy upon him) made between Isbāl with and without pride does not agree with the explicit texts prohibiting this act in general. Apparently, the difference in these texts is merely related to the punishment for Isbāl. As for the ruling, both are prohibited, though they differ in the degree of prohibition. And Allah knows best.