And it is recorded in the Sahīh that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was asked, “May a man pray in a single garment?” He replied, “Does every one of you have two garments?”

It is also recorded in the Sahīh that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade a man to pray in a single garment with none of it covering his shoulder. Indeed, the Prophet’s own words, as recorded in the Sahīh, are: “None of you should pray in a single garment with none of it covering his shoulder.”

It is recorded in the Sahīh that ‘Umar ibn Abī Salamah said, “I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, praying wrapped in a single garment.”

And in the hadith concerning the two spouses who engaged in mutual imprecation, which