‘Ubadah bin Walid (may Allah have mercy on him) says: One day, my father and I went to Sayyiduna Jabir bin ‘Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) in his mosque. While narrating a hadith, he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up for prayer. I had a striped sheet over me. I began to fold its edge (so that I could tie it around my neck), but it could not reach there. It had tassels. I turned it over and made its edges opposite each other. I held it at my neck to prevent it from falling. Then I came and stood to the left of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He took me by the hand, turned me around, and made me stand on his right side. Meanwhile, Sayyiduna Jabbar bin Sakhr (may Allah be pleased with him) came, performed ablution, and stood to the left of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He took us both by the hands and moved us behind him, making us stand behind him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) kept looking at me, but I did not realize it. Then I realized, and he was gesturing with his hand, saying: Do it like this, that is, tie it in the middle. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he said: Jabir! I replied: O Messenger of Allah! I am present. He said: When the cloth is wide, place the right edge over the left shoulder and the left edge over the right shoulder, and if it is narrow, then tie it around the waist.