________________________________________________________________________ | w w w |\ | || || | || |\ | o_,_7 _|| . _o_7 _|| 4_|_|| o_w_, |\ | ( : / (_) / ( . |\ | |\ | || || | || |T | | || | |\ | . _, _8 |_D_|| . _,_,_,_D_|| 4_|| q ]_o_7_o _|_c 4_|_|| _|,_p q |\ | (_): / (_): . : / (_S (_S / |\ | |\ | In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the All-Merciful |\ | Greeting of Allah be upon Muhammad and the pure members of his House |\ |_______________________________________________________________________|\ Assalamu 'Alaykum The following question was answered by Mulla Asgher. Salaams & Duas Ummulbanin Merali - Moderator - 'Aalim Network ******************************************************************************** QUESTION: Is it makruh for men to wear short sleeved shirts and is it haram for men to expose their chests in public? Is it haram for men to wear shorts that do not cover his knees? ANSWER: It is not makruh to wear short sleeved shirts, nor is it haram for men to expose their chests in public. Shorts which do not cover a man's knees are makruh, and if they leave the thighs exposed then it is haram. Wassalaam Asgherali M M Jaffer