2/84. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 627 — Cross the Ends of One Cloth
The Types Of Clothes In Which It Is Permissible To Pray
Hadith About Crossing the Ends of a Single Cloth in Prayer
Sunan Abi Dawud : 627
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 627
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، - الْمَعْنَى - عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فِي ثَوْبٍ فَلْيُخَالِفْ بِطَرَفَيْهِ عَلَى عَاتِقَيْهِ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: if anyone prays in a single piece of cloth, he should cross the two ends.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 627In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 237English translation : Book 2, Hadith 627
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 627
This Hadith explains how to wear a single cloth during prayer. Abu Hurairah reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that if anyone prays in a single piece of cloth, he should cross the two ends. The main search phrase is “praying in one cloth hadith,” and this narration answers it in a direct way. It does not speak about someone with two garments, nor does it discuss every type of clothing. It simply guides the worshipper who has one cloth to wear it in a secure and proper manner. The wording points to order, coverage, and care while standing before Allah in prayer. It is a practical instruction, easy to remember and apply.
What we learn from this hadith
- Cross the two ends when praying in one cloth.
- The Hadith gives a practical way to wear a single garment.
- Prayer clothing should be secure and orderly.
- The instruction is about the form of wearing the cloth in salah.
