حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ صَالِحٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ سَأَلْنَا جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ الصَّلَاةِ فِي الثَّوْبِ الْوَاحِدِ فَقَالَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ فَجِئْتُ لَيْلَةً لِبَعْضِ أَمْرِي فَوَجَدْتُهُ يُصَلِّي وَعَلَيَّ ثَوْبٌ وَاحِدٌ فَاشْتَمَلْتُ بِهِ وَصَلَّيْتُ إِلَی جَانِبِهِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ مَا السُّرَی يَا جَابِرُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِحَاجَتِي فَلَمَّا فَرَغْتُ قَالَ مَا هَذَا الِاشْتِمَالُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ قُلْتُ کَانَ ثَوْبٌ يَعْنِي ضَاقَ قَالَ فَإِنْ کَانَ وَاسِعًا فَالْتَحِفْ بِهِ وَإِنْ کَانَ ضَيِّقًا فَاتَّزِرْ بِهِ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 361
Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Harith: I asked Jabir bin `Abdullah about praying in a single garment. He said, "I traveled with the Prophet during some of his journeys, and I came to him at night for some purpose and I found him praying. At that time, I was wearing a single garment with which I covered my shoulders and prayed by his side. When he finished the prayer, he asked, 'O Jabir! What has brought you here?' I told him what I wanted. When I finished, he asked, 'O Jabir! What is this garment which I have seen and with which you covered your shoulders?' I replied, 'It is a (tight) garment.' He said, 'If the garment is large enough, wrap it round the body (covering the shoulders) and if it is tight (too short) then use it as an Izar (tie it around your waist only.)' "
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020