Praying in a single garment

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "What if one of us prays in a single garment?" He said: "Does every one of you have two garments?" Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to the man who had asked: "Do you know Abu Hurayrah? He prays in a single garment."

Sayyiduna Jabir and Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed in a single garment in such a way that he brought the garment out from under his right armpit and threw it over his left shoulder.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed in a single garment. When he prayed in a single garment, he would protect himself with its extra portion from the heat and the cold of the ground.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about praying in a single garment, and he said: "Does every one of you have two garments?"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If the cloth of your lower garment (izar) is ample, bring it out from under your right armpit and throw it over your left shoulder; and if it is narrow, tie it as a waist-wrapper."

Sayyiduna Talq bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man came and said: "O Prophet of Allah! What do you think of praying in a single garment?" Thereupon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) undid his lower garment (izar), put it together with his upper garment, wrapped himself in both, and then led us in prayer. After completing the prayer, he said: "Does every one of you find two garments?"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed in a single garment.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed in a single garment, crossing its two ends over opposite shoulders.

Qays bin Abi Hazim said: Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) used to lead the people in prayer in a single garment.

Abu al-Duha says that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was asked: Is it permissible to pray in a single garment? He said: Yes, provided he keeps its two ends on opposite sides.

Ikrimah says that a man came to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) and asked: May I pray in a single garment? She said: Yes, but keep its two ends on opposite sides.

Qays bin Abi Hazim says that Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) led us in prayer in a single garment among the delegations; he kept the two ends of the garment on opposite sides. At that time the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) were also behind him.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about praying in a single garment, and he said: It is permissible, but he should bring the garment out from under his right armpit and throw it over his left shoulder.

Mas'ud bin Hirash says: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) led us in prayer in a single garment. Hallam says: Mas'ud bin Hirash led us in prayer in a single garment.

Mujalid says that al-Sha'bi prayed in a single garment and kept its two ends on opposite sides.

Al-Hasan said: There is no harm in a man praying in a single garment.

Sayyidah Umm Hani (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Water was placed for him and he bathed with it. Then he wrapped a garment around his body in such a way that he kept its ends on opposite sides over his shoulders. Then he prayed eight rak'ahs of the Duha (forenoon) prayer.

Sayyiduna Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Praying in a single garment is good, and we did so with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Dawud says: I asked Sa'id bin al-Musayyib about praying in a single garment, and he said: It is permissible, but he should keep its two ends on opposite sides.

Abu Malik al-Ashja'i says: I asked Abu Salamah bin Abd al-Rahman about praying in a single garment, and he said: I have many garments, yet I still pray in a single garment; if I wanted to take from those garments, I could.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: There is no harm in praying in a single garment.

Ata said: If a person praying in a single garment keeps its ends on opposite sides, that is good.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed in a single garment in such a way that he brought the garment out from under his right armpit and threw it over his left shoulder.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: There is no harm in praying in a single garment.

Ikrimah used to say: A man may pray in a single garment, using part of it as a waist-wrapper (izar) and part of it as an upper wrap.

Yazid says: Sayyiduna Salamah bin al-Akwa' (may Allah be pleased with him) used to pray in a single garment.

A son of Sayyiduna Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) says: My father said to me: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led us in prayer in a single garment in such a way that he brought the garment out from under his right armpit and threw it over his left shoulder.

Sayyiduna Kaysan (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) pray Zuhr and Asr in such a way that he had a single garment wrapped around him.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b and Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with them both) differed about praying in a single garment. Sayyiduna Ubayy said that one garment is sufficient, while Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud said that two garments are necessary. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came out to them, rebuked them both, and said: It grieves me greatly that the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) should differ about one and the same thing. In that case, by whose fatwa of you two will the people act? As for the rest, Ibn Mas'ud wishes to avoid any deficiency in the prayer and is eager to attain its perfection; however, in my view the statement of Ubayy is the more preferable.

Ikrimah says that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: A man should pray in a single garment in such a way that he brings the garment out from under his right armpit and throws it over his left shoulder.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: It does not harm him if he wraps himself in it, provided he brings out one of his hands.

Yahya al-Umawi says: Urwah bin Abi Qays and I came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Harith bin Jaz' al-Zubaydi (may Allah be pleased with him) (who was a Companion). He performed ablution (wudu) and then prayed in a single garment in such a way that he kept its two ends on opposite sides.

Sayyiduna Umar bin Abi Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) praying in a single garment in the room of Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her); he had placed the two ends of the garment on his shoulders.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I saw seventy of the People of the Suffah praying in a single garment each. For some of them the garment reached their knees, and for some it went below the knees. When they bowed (in ruku'), they would hold the garment so that their awrah would not be exposed.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When a man prays in a single garment, he should bring the garment out from under his right armpit and throw it over his left shoulder.

Abu Ja'far says: Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) led us in prayer in a single garment in such a way that he brought the garment out from under his right armpit and threw it over his left shoulder.

Sayyidah Asma' bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: I saw my father praying in a single garment, so I said: Father, do you pray in a single garment while many of your garments are lying there? Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: My daughter, the last prayer that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed behind me, he also prayed in a single garment.