2/84. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 626 — Covering Shoulders in Prayer
The Types Of Clothes In Which It Is Permissible To Pray
Hadith About Covering the Shoulders When Praying in One Garment
Sunan Abi Dawud : 626
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 626
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يُصَلِّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي الثَّوْبِ الْوَاحِدِ لَيْسَ عَلَى مَنْكِبَيْهِ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: None of you should pray in a single garment of which no part comes over the shoulders.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 626In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 236English translation : Book 2, Hadith 626
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 626
This Hadith gives a clear instruction about prayer clothing. Abu Hurairah reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said none of you should pray in a single garment if no part of it comes over the shoulders. The focus is not on owning many clothes, but on how the one garment is worn during prayer. A person searching for a hadith about covering shoulders in prayer will find the wording direct: some part of the garment should be over the shoulders. The Hadith also connects with the larger topic of praying in one cloth, but this narration gives one clear condition. It teaches care and respect in how the body is covered during salah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not pray in one garment with nothing over the shoulders.
- How a garment is worn in prayer matters.
- The Hadith gives a direct clothing instruction for salah.
- Prayer clothing should show care and respect.
