Hadith 635

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَوْ قَالَ : قَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ : " إِذَا كَانَ لِأَحَدِكُمْ ثَوْبَانِ فَلْيُصَلِّ فِيهِمَا ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ إِلَّا ثَوْبٌ وَاحِدٌ فَلْيَتَّزِرْ بِهِ وَلَا يَشْتَمِلِ اشْتِمَالَ الْيَهُودِ " .
Ibn Umar reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying, or reported Umar as saying (the narrator is doubtful): if one of you has two (piece of) cloth, he should pray in them; if he has a single (piece of) cloth, he should use it as a wrapper, and should not hang it upon the shoulder like the Jews.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الصلاة / 635
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده صحيح, مشكوة المصابيح (771)
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
635. Commentary:
«اشتمال يهود» The meaning of wrapping like the Jews is that the sheet is worn in such a way that both hands also remain enclosed inside, making it difficult to bring them out.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 635