What is the religious ruling on a working woman in a civil society who does not wear a jilbab letting her garment (trousers) hang below her ankles, considering that the length of the trousers is normal and not eye-catching, that she does not do so out of arrogance, that the trousers are raised by her shoes and their circumference can be controlled, and that a Muslim should be a good reflection of a Muslim before everyone?
The question is vague. Letting the garment drag (isbal) is obligatory for a man to avoid. There is no harm in wearing trousers, provided they adhere to the Sharia's guidelines, although wearing a thobe (qamis) is preferable. Islam calls for cleanliness and beauty, and the measure of beauty is its conformity with the Sharia. The issue of trousers dragging (isbal) is a matter of difference among scholars.
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