(Second Chain) Abdur Rahman bin Kaysan says: I asked my father, Sayyiduna Kaysan (may Allah be pleased with him), what did you find from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? He replied: I saw him near the well of Banu Muti’, called Bir Aliya, wrapped in a cloth, performing either the Zuhr or Asr prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed that prayer as two rak’ahs.

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.

Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Aqil says that I said to Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) to lead us in prayer in the manner in which you saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performing the prayer. So he led us in prayer wearing a single garment, while his garment was tied below the area of the chest.

Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d Sa’idi (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I saw men in prayer following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), tying their lower garments around their necks like children because their izars were tight. Someone said: O group of women! Do not raise your heads until the men have raised theirs.

It is narrated from Sayyida Umm Hani bint Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with her) that she saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in Makkah on the day of conquest, having draped the two ends of a cloth over his shoulders in opposite directions, performing eight rak‘ahs. And in another narration: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed eight rak‘ahs of the Duha (forenoon) prayer.

Abu Nazrah bin Baqiyyah says that Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "It is Sunnah to pray in one garment. We used to do so with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and no fault was found with us." Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "But that was when there was a scarcity of clothes. Now, if Allah has granted abundance, then praying in two garments is more pure."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Indeed, I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) praying at night wrapped in a Hadrami sheet, and besides that, there was no (other garment) upon him.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, says: A man called out to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and asked: Can a man pray in a single garment? The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, replied: Does everyone have two garments?

(Second chain) Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: Do you recognize Abu Hurairah, that he would pray in a single garment while he had more clothes hanging on a peg (hanger).

Nafi’ reports that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say: When a man has only one garment, he should use it as an izar (lower wrap) and perform prayer, because I heard Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) saying this. And Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say: When you have only one garment, do not wrap yourself in it in the manner that the Jews do. Nafi’ says: If I were to say that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) attributed this statement to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I hope I would not be considered a liar.