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Bulugh al-Maram 208

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Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-قَالَ لَهُ : { إِنْ كَانَ اَلثَّوْبُ وَاسِعًا فَالْتَحِفْ بِهِ" } ‏- يَعْنِي : فِي اَلصَّلَاةِ ‏- وَلِمُسْلِمٍ : { "فَخَالِفْ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ ‏- وَإِنْ كَانَ ضَيِّقًا فَاتَّزِرْ بِهِ " } .‏ مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ .‏ 1‏
‏1 ‏- صحيح .‏ رواه البخاري (361)‏ ، ومسلم (3010)‏ ، واللفظ هنا للبخاري.‏

Narrated Jabir (RA):

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "If the garment is ample, wrap it round your body i.e. during the Salat (prayer)." A narration by Muslim has: "you should cross the two ends, and if it is tight, you should wrap it round your waist." [Agreed upon].

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 361) and Ahmad (No. 13993). Cited in Bulugh al-Maram (No. 208).

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 361

If it is wide, cross its ends; and if it is tight, pull it around your waist

Sa‘īd ibn al-Hārith reported: We asked Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh about praying in one garment and he said: 'I traveled with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) on one of his journeys, and I came one night for something I needed and found him praying. I had one garment on me, so I…

فَإِنْ كَانَ وَاسِعًا فَالْتَحِفْ بِهِ، وَإِنْ كَانَ ضَيِّقًا فَاتَّزِرْ بِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh Explained

Also reported by… (5)
  • السنن الصغير للبيهقي (155)إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ وَعَلَيْكَ ثَوْبٌ وَاحِدٌ فَإِنْ كَانَ وَاسِعًا فَالْتَحِفْ بِهِ ، وَإِنْ كَانَ ضَيِّقًا فَأْتَزِرْ بِهِ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (3017)إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ وَعَلَيْكَ ثَوْبٌ وَاحِدٌ ، فَإِنْ كَانَ وَاسِعًا فَالْتَحِفْ بِهِ ، وَإِنْ كَانَ ضَيِّقًا فَاتَّزِرْ بِهِ
  • صحيح ابن حبان (2353)إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ وَعَلَيْكَ ثَوْبٌ وَاحِدٌ ، فَإِنْ كَانَ وَاسِعًا فَالْتَحِفْ بِهِ ، وَإِنْ كَانَ ضَيِّقًا فَاتَّزِرْ بِهِ
  • صحيح ابن خزيمة (751)إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ وَعَلَيْكَ ثَوْبٌ وَاحِدٌ ، فَإِنْ كَانَ وَاسِعًا فَالْتَحِفْ بِهِ ، وَإِنْ كَانَ ضَيِّقًا فَاتَّزِرْ بِهِ
  • معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي (976)إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ ، وَعَلَيْكَ ثَوْبٌ وَاحِدٌ ، فَإِنْ كَانَ وَاسِعًا فَالْتَحِفْ بِهِ ، وَإِنْ كَانَ ضَيِّقًا فَاتَّزِرْ بِهِ

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 634

we came to Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah. He said : I (Jabir) accompanied the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in a battle. He got up to pray. I had a sheet of cloth upon me, and I began to cross both the ends, but they did not reach (my shoulders). It had fringes which I turned over and crossed the two ends, and…

إِذَا كَانَ وَاسِعًا فَخَالِفْ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ وَإِذَا كَانَ ضَيِّقًا فَاشْدُدْهُ عَلَى حِقْوِكَ ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

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