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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب المساجدChapters on Mosques
بَابُ النَّهْيِ عَنْ تَجْرِيدِ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَجَوَازِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍChapter on the Prohibition of Uncovering the Shoulders in Prayer and the Permissibility of Praying in a Single Garment
Hadith 1406
اُردوEn
عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ: دَخَلْنَا عَلَى جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ مُلْتَحِفٌ بِهِ وَرِدَاؤُهُ قَرِيبٌ لَوْ تَنَاوَلَهُ بَلَغَهُ، فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ سَأَلْنَاهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ: إِنَّمَا أَفْعَلُ هَٰذَا لِيَرَانِيَ الْحَمْقَى أَمْثَالُكُمْ فَيُفْشُوا عَلَى جَابِرٍ رُخْصَةً رَخَّصَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ جَابِرٌ: خَرَجْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ فَجِئْتُهُ لَيْلَةً وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ، وَعَلَيَّ ثَوْبٌ وَاحِدٌ فَاشْتَمَلْتُ بِهِ، ثُمَّ قُمْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ، قَالَ: ((يَا جَابِرُ! مَا هَٰذَا الِاشْتِمَالُ؟ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ وَعَلَيْكَ ثَوْبٌ وَاحِدٌ فَإِنْ كَانَ وَاسِعًا فَالْتَحِفْ بِهِ، وَإِنْ كَانَ ضَيِّقًا فَاتَّزِرْ بِهِ))
Saeed bin Harith says: We entered upon Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was wrapped in a single garment and performing prayer, even though his upper sheet was so close to him that if he wanted to grab it, he could have. Anyway, when he finished the prayer with salam, we asked him about this clothing, so he said: I have done this only so that fools like you may see me and spread talk about such a concession for Jabir which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had permitted. Then Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I went out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on a journey, and when I came to him at night during the journey, he was praying in a single garment, and I too had only one garment, so I wrapped it around myself and stood on his side. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jabir! What is this wrapping? When you pray in such a state that you have only one garment, if it is wide, then cover yourself with it, and if the garment is tight, then tie it as an izar (lower garment) only.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … From this hadith, it is understood that in a situation of necessity, it is sufficient to cover only the private parts (‘awrah); the shoulders may remain uncovered. Although performing prayer (salah) in two garments is more virtuous, the purpose of Sayyiduna Jabir radi Allahu anhu is to clarify this concession for the people, so that they do not face any difficulty in times of need.
Ishtimal: In this hadith, ishtimal has been prohibited, and it can have two forms:
(1) … Wrapping the garment around the body in such a way that even the hands are not left outside.
(2) … Using a single sheet as an izar (lower garment) and then placing it over the shoulders in the manner of tawshih and al-ihtifaf, but at that time, due to the garment being tight, the covering of the private parts (‘awrah) was constricted, therefore the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam forbade it and ordered to suffice with tying the izar (lower garment) only.
Al-ihtifaf: The literal meaning is to wrap a garment, but the intended meaning here is that if there is only one garment, it should not be tied around the middle of the body in such a way during prayer that the shoulders remain uncovered; rather, its edges should be placed over the shoulders. However, if the garment is tight, then sufficing with tying the izar (lower garment) will be sufficient.
Ishtimal: In this hadith, ishtimal has been prohibited, and it can have two forms:
(1) … Wrapping the garment around the body in such a way that even the hands are not left outside.
(2) … Using a single sheet as an izar (lower garment) and then placing it over the shoulders in the manner of tawshih and al-ihtifaf, but at that time, due to the garment being tight, the covering of the private parts (‘awrah) was constricted, therefore the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam forbade it and ordered to suffice with tying the izar (lower garment) only.
Al-ihtifaf: The literal meaning is to wrap a garment, but the intended meaning here is that if there is only one garment, it should not be tied around the middle of the body in such a way during prayer that the shoulders remain uncovered; rather, its edges should be placed over the shoulders. However, if the garment is tight, then sufficing with tying the izar (lower garment) will be sufficient.
