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629. Qais bin Ṭalq narrated from his father that he said: “We visited the Prophet ﷺ, and a person came and asked him: ‘O Messenger of Allāh, what do you think about praying in one garment?’ So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ untied his Iẓar (waist wrap), wrapping it around his Ridā’ (upper-wrap), and then wrapped himself with the two
of them. Then the Prophet of Allāh ﷺ led us in prayer. After completing it, he said: 'Is every one of you able to find two garments?"'" (Hasan)
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تخريج: [إسناده حسن] أخرجه أحمد: ٢٢/٤ من حديث ملازم بن عمرو به.
These narrations prove that if two garments are not available for the prayer it is permissible to pray in one garment provided that it covers the shoulders. See Aḥādīth 634-636 regarding prayer in a tight garment.