Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that during the blessed era of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), due to the tightness of men’s clothing, women were instructed in prayer not to raise their heads (from prostration) until the men had sat up properly. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says:“I have already mentioned Sufyan al-Thawri’s narration from Abu Hazim in my book al-Kabir, in the chapters regarding clothing in prayer.”