Praying In a Single Garment Is Tight

Praying in a Single Garment: Hadith of Jabir (RA)

Narrated Said bin Al Harith: I asked Jabir bin Abdullah (RA.): about offering Salat (Prayer) in a single garment. He said, I travelled with the Prophet (PBUH) during some of his journeys, and I came to him at night for some purpose and I found him offering Salat. At that time, I was wearing a single garment with which I covered my shoulders and offered Salat by his side, 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).

Reference

Hadith Book Name: Sahih Al Bukhari; Hadith No: 361; 

Chapter No: If the garment is tight (over the body); The Book Of As Salat (The Prayer); 

Volume No: 01; Page No: 244;

Translated By: Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan