Sayyiduna Ubaidah bin Khalaf narrates: I came to Madinah when I was still a young man. I was wearing a striped lower garment which was dragging on the ground. A man caught up with me and struck me with a stick, saying, "If you raise this garment, it will last longer for you and will also be cleaner." I turned around and saw that it was the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). I said, "O Messenger of Allah! This is a black and white striped sheet." He said, "Even though it is a black and white sheet, is there not the best example for you in me?" I looked at his lower garment and it was above the ankles and below the calf muscle.

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) held my calf muscle and said, "This is the place to tie the lower garment. If you object to this, then let it be a little below it, and if you object to even that, then there is no allowance for keeping the lower garment below the ankles."