2/85. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 630 — Prayer Modesty With Narrow Wrappers
About A Man Tying His Garment Around The Nape Of His Neck To Pray
Hadith About Narrow Wrappers and Modesty in Prayer
Sunan Abi Dawud : 630
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 630
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الأَنْبَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ الرِّجَالَ عَاقِدِي أُزُرِهِمْ فِي أَعْنَاقِهِمْ مِنْ ضِيقِ الأُزُرِ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الصَّلاَةِ كَأَمْثَالِ الصِّبْيَانِ فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ يَا مَعْشَرَ النِّسَاءِ لاَ تَرْفَعْنَ رُءُوسَكُنَّ حَتَّى يَرْفَعَ الرِّجَالُ .
Sahl bin Sa`d Narrated from:
I saw the people tying their wrappers over their necks like children due to the narrowness of the wrappers behind the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) during prayer. Someone said: Body of women, do not raise your heads until the men raise (their heads).
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 630In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 240English translation : Book 2, Hadith 630
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 630
This Hadith describes a real situation during prayer behind the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. Sahl b. Sa’d says he saw men tying their wrappers over their necks like children because the wrappers were narrow. Because of that situation, someone said to the women not to raise their heads until the men raised theirs. The main topic is prayer modesty and care in congregation. The Hadith does not blame poverty or discuss clothing in a broad way; it simply reports what happened with narrow wrappers and how the women were told to wait. For people searching for a hadith about modesty in prayer, this narration shows attention to covering and timing in a shared prayer space.
What we learn from this hadith
- The men had narrow wrappers during prayer.
- Clothing limits were handled with care in congregation.
- Women were told to wait before raising their heads.
- Prayer manners can include attention to modesty and timing.
