164 – Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said to him: “If the garment is wide, then wrap yourself in it when you pray.”
Muslim has the wording: “Overlap its two edges, and if it is narrow, then tie it round your waist.” This version is agreed upon (1).

Both al-Bukhari and Muslim also relate, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): “None of you is to pray in a single garment if nothing of it covers his shoulders.” (2)

Gloss of key terms
• la yuṣallī: Ibn al-Athir affirmed that the final yā’ is retained in the sound-collection manuscripts. Al-Daraqutni narrated it without the yā’, understanding lā as a prohibitive particle. In the remaining narrations it is a negative particle, yet still carries the sense of prohibition.
• thawb: a masculine noun; plural athwāb or thiyāb. It denotes what people wear of linen, cotton, wool, and the like. Complete attire consists of two pieces:
– The ridā’, which covers the upper part of the body.
– The izār, which covers the lower part of the body.
A garment tailored and stitched to fit the body is not called a thawb; it is termed a qamīṣ (shirt).
• altaḥif bihi: the verb laḥafa / yalḥafu / laḥfan means “to cover someone with a liḥāf.” A liḥāf is any cloth