In how many garments a woman prays

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says: A woman should pray in three garments.

Makhul says: Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) was asked: In how many garments should a woman pray? She said: Go to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and ask him, then come back to me. The questioner went to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked him. He said: She should pray in a long shirt that covers her completely and a head-covering. The questioner went and told Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), and she said: He has spoken the truth.

Ubaydullah al-Khawlani says: I saw the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her), praying in a single large shirt that was wrapped all around her, and she had placed part of its sleeve over her head. The narrator says: Ubaydullah al-Khawlani was under the care of Sayyidah Maymunah as an orphan child.

Ubaydullah al-Khawlani says: The Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her), prayed in a large shirt and a head-covering.

Muhammad bin Zayd says: My mother asked the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her): In what should a woman pray? She said: In one fully covering garment that also covers her feet, and a head-covering.

Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: A woman should pray in one fully covering garment and a head-covering.

Bishr asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): In how many garments should a woman pray? He said: In a long shirt and a head-covering.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: A woman should pray in all of her garments, that is, the long shirt, the head-covering and the outer wrap.

Muhammad says that Abidah said: A woman should pray in a long shirt, a head-covering and a "haqw".

He said: Ash'ath narrated something similar from Muhammad. I asked him: What are these head-coverings (khumur)? He said: A khimar is whatever covers. And the Ansar used to call the izar (waist-wrap) "haqw".

Ibn Sirin says: A woman should pray in three garments.

Ibn Sirin says: It is recommended for a woman to pray in three garments: a long shirt, a head-covering and a waist-wrap (izar).

Ibrahim used to permit a woman to pray in a long shirt and an outer cloak (jilbab).

Hisham says: A woman said to my father: I am a pregnant woman, and it is difficult for me to pray in a nitaq (a belt tied around the waist). So may I pray in a long shirt and a head-covering? He said: Yes, you may.

Ikrimah says: A woman should pray in a long shirt and a closely woven head-covering.

Jabir bin Zayd says: A woman should pray in a thick long shirt and a thick head-covering.

Ata says: A woman should pray in a long shirt and a head-covering.

Shu'bah says: I asked al-Hakam about this, and he said: She should pray in a long shirt and a head-covering. I asked Hammad, and he said: She should pray in a long shirt and an outer wrap with which she covers her head.

Mujahid says: A woman should not pray in fewer than four garments.

Mu'adhah says: Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) was praying in a long shirt and a head-covering when her slave girl came and put another garment over her.