About A Man Tying His Garment Around The Nape Of His Neck To Pray
Darussalam · Volume 1
2. THE BOOK OFAṢ-ṢALĀT (THE PRAYER)Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 630 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 170
Source no. 630 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Sahih
صحيح
Source no. 641 · Volume 3 · Page 194
Sahih chain
(قلت: إسناده صحيح. وأخرجه البخاري ومسلم وأبو عوانة وابن خزيمة وابن حبان في "صحاحهم")
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630. Sahl bin Sa'd said: "I would see people praying behind the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ who would tie their Izār around their necks due to the constraint of the garment — like children do. So one person said: 'O you womenfolk, do not raise your heads until the men stand up.'" (Saḥīh)
630 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْأَنْبَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ: لَقَدْ " رَأَيْتُ الرِّجَالَ عَاقِدِي أُزُرِهِمْ فِي أَعْنَاقِهِمْ مِنْ ضِيقِ الْأُزُرِ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ كَأَمْثَالِ الصِّبْيَانِ، فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ: يَا مَعْشَرَ النِّسَاءِ لَا تَرْفَعْنَ رُءُوسَكُنَّ حَتَّى يَرْفَعَ الرِّجَالُ "
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This narration shows that covering from naval to knees, and at least one shoulder, is essential for men, and it also shows that in the early days of Islam, many of the Muslims were extremely poor.