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Ahmed.
I understand what you are saying brother, however the Prophet (saw) would always practice the best example so he wouldn't do a makru tanziha. Also during Prophets (saw) time the rich people used to drag their below garments behind them (I.e. Their trousers used to come beneath their ankles and more) with pride and arrogance as not everyone could afford such ample clothes, so Prophet (saw) had to set the proper example.
There are many great Hanafi classical scholars who say wearing garment beneath ankle is only sin if one does so with arrogance and pride. See link above
First of all to say I don't have pride in itself proves one does have pride. If one does not have pride then whats wrong in follow sahih hadith? Let's say its makruh then why we will do a makruh thing as a practicing Muslim? Does not that show that we do have some problem. We are scared that what society will think, what my co-worker will think? We want to be like non-Muslim knowing that Prophet Muhammad PBUH has told us to be different from them in our actions and dressing as well.
Second, many people say that we don't have people who drag their cloths on floor out of arrogance today, well that's not true. Look around you will see there are many who still practice this.
I have seen the link you posted above and heard many scholars who unfortunately say its okay to lower the izaar but these are the scholars I don't even want to listen because they provide fatwas with no backing from Quran and ahadeeths. Their evidences are week. There are many hadeeths on this topic. Some of the ahadeeths don't even mention pride and give a clear general commandment to raise one's izaar as mentioned in my OP. For example:
Our Prophet (S.A.W) said: “Whatever of the izaar (lower garment) is below the ankles is in the Fire.” (al-Bukhaari, no. 5787)
This hadith gives very clear commandment and it is sahih hadith.
The Hanfi scholars often bring the hadith of Abu Bakr as an evidence in support of lowering izar if one has no pride.
When Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, may Allaah be pleased with him, said: “O Messenger of Allaah! “My Izar falls unless I take care (to hold it up).” The Prophet (SAW) said to him: “You are not one of those who do so out of conceit.”
This Hadeeth does not prove that Isbal is allowed for someone who does not do it out of conceit. It only proves that when one’s Izar, pants, etc., fall without doing it out of conceit, then he tries to stop that and fix it, in that case there is no sin on him. As for what some people do, wearing their pants below the ankles, this is not allowed. The Sunnah is that the shirt or anything else not to be lowered than the middle of the shin, in accordance with all of the Hadeeths. And with Allaah is the facilitation to do what is right.
Now Let we see daleel
1. The Prophet (SAW) said: “There are three whom Allah will not look at or praise on the Day of Judgement and theirs will be a painful punishment: the one who wears his garment below his ankles, the one who reminds others of his favors, and the one who sells his product by means of making false oaths” (reported by Muslim, no. 106)
2 The Prophet (SAW) said: “Isbaal (wearing one’s garment below the ankles) may apply to the izaar (lower garment), the shirt or the turban. Whoever allows any part of these to trail on the ground out of arrogance, Allah will not look at him on the Day of Judgement.” (reported by Abu Dawud, no. 4085, and al-Nisaa’i, no. 5334, with a saheeh isnaad).
3.Ibn ‘Abbaas reported that the Prophet (SAW) said: “Allah will not look at the one who wears his lower garment below his ankles.” (Reported by al-Nisaa’i in al-Mujtabaa, Kitaab al-Zeenah, Baab Isbaal al-Izaar).
4. Hudhayfah said: “The Messenger of Allah (SAW) took hold of the muscle of my calf (or his calf) and said, ‘This is where the izaar should stop; if you insist, it may be lower, but it should not reach the ankles.’” (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, who said this is a sahih hasan hadeeth; see Sunan al-Tirmidhi, no. 1783)
All of the ahaadeeth quoted above speak against isbaal, whether or not the intention is to show off; but if a person does this deliberately out of arrogance, there is no doubt that his sin is greater. The Prophet (SAW) said: “Allah will not look at the one who trails his izaar on the ground out of pride.” (al-Bukhaari, no. 5788)
Now lets look at some ahadiths which do talk about showing off:
1. Jaabir ibn Sulaym said: “The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said to me: ‘Beware of wearing one’s lower garment below the ankles, because this is a kind of showing-off, and Allah does not love showing-off.’” (Regarded as sahih by al-Tirmidhi, no. 2722).
2. What indicates that isbaal is prohibited even if it is not done out of pride is the hadeeth of Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: “The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: ‘The lower garment of the Muslim should come down to mid-calf, but there is nothing wrong if it is between that point and the ankles. Whatever is lower than the ankles is in the Fire. Whoever trails his garment on the ground out of pride, Allah will not look at him.” (Reported by Abu Dawud, no. 4093, with a saheeh isnaad.)
These ahaadeeth describe two different deeds, for which there will be two different punishments: Burning in hell fire, Allah will not even talk to them. For arrogance people who lower their izaar, Allah will not even talk to them and this is greater punishment. For people who lower their Izar but may not have pride will burn in fire for rejecting commandment of Allah and His messenger (SAW).
3. Imaam Ahmad reported that Abd al-Rahmaan ibn Ya’qoob said: “I asked Abu Sa’eed: ‘Did you hear anything from the Messenger of Allah (SAW) concerning the izaar (lower garment)?’ he said, ‘Yes, listen! ‘The izaar of the believer should come to mid-calf, although there is nothing wrong if it comes between there and the ankles, but whatever is lower than the ankles is in the Fire,’ and
he said it three times.”
4. Ibn ‘Umar said: “I passed by the Messenger of Allah (SAW), and my izaar had slipped down. He said, ‘O ‘Abdullaah, pull up your izaar!’ so I pulled it up. He said, ‘More!’ so I pulled it up more, and always made sure it was pulled up properly after that.” Some people asked, “To where did you pull it up?” He said, “To mid-calf length.” (Reported by Muslim, no. 2086; al-Dhahabi, Kitaab al-Kabaa’ir, 131-132)
These ahaadeeths are very clear and that's the reason all madahib agree that it is best to be on safe side and raise your izaar above ankle. I can't tolerate punishment of hell fire and for that I would rather follow what these ahadiths say very clearly. Ask your local Hanafi Imam if he would warrantee that you will not be punished in fire if you lower your Izaar? His answer may not be a surprise for you. If you want to take a risk and follow Imam Abu Hanifa and Hanfi scholars but not Prophet Muhammad PBUH then its up to you. Allah knows best!