It is narrated from Hazrat Saeed bin Harith (may Allah have mercy on him) that he, along with a group whose names he mentioned, went to the service of Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both). When we reached him, we found him wrapped in a single garment, performing prayer, the edges of which he had turned over, while the (upper) sheet to cover himself was lying close by. If you wanted to pick it up, you could have. He says that when he finished the prayer with salam, we asked him about praying in a single garment. He replied, "I have done this so that ignorant people like you may see me, so that a concession from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) may spread among the people, which was granted by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Indeed, I accompanied the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on a journey. I came to him at night for some need of mine and saw him praying while I had only one garment on, which I had wrapped around myself. So I prayed beside the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When he finished the prayer, he said: 'Jabir, what brings you at this hour of the night?' I informed him of my need. When I was done, he said: 'Jabir, how is this sheet wrapped, as I have seen?' I replied (I did this because) the garment was only one and it was tight. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'When you pray and you have only one garment on your body, if it is open and wide, then wrap it around yourself, and if it is tight, then make it a lower garment (waist-wrapper).' "

Lady Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) would pray while I had a woolen sheet over me; part of it would be on me and part of it would be on the Prophet (peace be upon him), even though I was menstruating.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When any one of you prays in a single garment, he should tie it around his waist, and do not wrap it like the wrapping of the Jews." This is the hadith of Ibn Abu Safwan.

And it is tying the two ends of the garment over the shoulder, when the garment is wide enough that its two ends can be tied over the two shoulders, thus covering the ‘awrah, by mentioning a brief report without elaboration.

Sayyiduna Umar bin Abi Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) prayed wrapped in a cloth in the house of Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her).

And the explanation of the evidence that in prayer it is permissible to use the garment in such a way that both ends of the cloth are placed over both shoulders.

Sayyiduna Umar bin Abi Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the house of Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), wrapped in a single cloth, with both its ends placed on his two shoulders, performing prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade hanging a garment in prayer and that a person covers his face (in prayer).

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) praying in a silk cloak, then he immediately took it off. Shaybani has narrated to us in the same way and has said "from Umar," and this is a mistake.

The Imam, through his esteemed teachers, Janab Bundar and Abu Musa, narrates from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (praying in a silk cloak). Both esteemed teachers did not mention Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). And this is correct. The mention of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) in this narration is an error. Indeed, the correct version is that it is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir, who says: I saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).