Those who permitted it

Ata saw no harm in sadl.

Ibn Jurayj said: I often saw Ata doing sadl in prayer.

In the view of Ibrahim, there is no harm in sadl if the man is wearing a shirt.

Muharib said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) practising sadl (letting the garment hang down loosely) in prayer.

Musa bin Thabit said: I saw Sa'id bin Jubayr practising sadl in voluntary prayer, while he was wearing a fur cloak (mustaqah) with hemmed edges.

Abu Ishaq said: Abd al-Rahman bin al-Aswad used to practise sadl in prayer.

Humayd said: I saw al-Hasan, more times than I can count, praying with his garment hanging down loosely, and I could see his back.

Al-Hasan said: There is no harm in sadl in prayer.

Ibn Awn said: I saw Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) practising sadl in prayer. I do not know whether he did the sadl over the izar or over the shirt.

Ibn Abi Arubah said: I saw Ibn Sirin practising sadl in prayer.

Al-Awza'i said: I saw Makhul practising sadl with his shawl (taylasan) in prayer.

Al-Hakam saw no harm in sadl.

Mahdi bin Maymun said: I saw al-Hasan practising sadl over his qaba' (the outer garment worn over the shirt).