2/90. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 638 — Prayer With Trailing Garment
Al-Isbal During The Prayer
Hadith About Prayer While the Lower Garment Is Trailing
Sunan Abi Dawud : 638
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 638
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يُصَلِّي مُسْبِلاً إِزَارَهُ إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اذْهَبْ فَتَوَضَّأْ " . فَذَهَبَ فَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ ثُمَّ قَالَ " اذْهَبْ فَتَوَضَّأْ " . فَذَهَبَ فَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا لَكَ أَمَرْتَهُ أَنَّ يَتَوَضَّأَ فَقَالَ " إِنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي وَهُوَ مُسْبِلٌ إِزَارَهُ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى لاَ يَقْبَلُ صَلاَةَ رَجُلٍ مُسْبِلٍ إِزَارَهُ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
While a man was praying letting his lower garment trail, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: Go and perform ablution. He, therefore, went and performed ablution and then returned. He (the prophet) again said: Go and perform ablution. He again went, performed ablution and returned. A man said to him (the prophet): Messenger of Allah, why did you order him to perform ablution? He said: he was praying with lower garment trailing, and does not accept the prayer of a man who lets his lower garment trail.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 638In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 248English translation : Book 2, Hadith 638
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 638
This Hadith reports a serious incident about a man praying while his lower garment was trailing. Abu Hurairah says the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم told the man to go and perform ablution. The man went, performed ablution, returned, and was told again to perform ablution. When someone asked why, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم explained that the man was praying while letting his lower garment trail, and the text states that Allah does not accept the prayer of a man who lets his lower garment trail. The main topic is garment trailing in prayer. The Hadith links the outward action of trailing the garment with the acceptance of prayer in the wording provided. The explanation should not add extra causes beyond what the narration itself gives.
What we learn from this hadith
- The man was praying while his lower garment trailed.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered him to perform ablution.
- The reason was explained as the trailing of the lower garment.
- The text states that such a prayer is not accepted.
