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1758. Abū Hurairah narrated: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ prohibited two types of dress: Aṣ-Ṣamā', and that a man sits with his legs drawn up in a garment, while there is nothing covering his private area." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] There are narrations on this topic from 'Alī, Ibn 'Umar, 'Aishah, Abū Sa'eed, Jābir, and Abū Umāmah. The Ḥadīth of Abū Hurairah is a Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ [Gharīb Ḥadīth from this route.]
This has been reported through other routes from Abū Hurairah from the Prophet ﷺ.
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Commentary
Aṣ-Ṣammā' means to wrap the entire body with a garment so as to prevent even ones hands from coming out even if there be a need for self defence. It also means to cover one — shoulder with a garment and leave the other bare. The term Al-Iḥtibā' applies to a posture whereby a person sits on his behind with his legs to the chest and the garment wrapped in such a way as to expose his private area. See Tuhfat Al-Aḥwadht.
