2/93. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 643 — Prayer Etiquette and Garments
As-Sadl In The Prayer
Hadith About Trailing Garments During Prayer
Sunan Abi Dawud : 643
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 643
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ذَكْوَانَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، - قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ - عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنِ السَّدْلِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ وَأَنْ يُغَطِّيَ الرَّجُلُ فَاهُ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَاهُ عِسْلٌ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنِ السَّدْلِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ .
AbuHurayrah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade trailing garments during prayer and that a man should cover his mouth. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been narrated by 'Isi on the authority of 'Ata' from Abu Hurairah: The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade trailing garments during prayer.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 643In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 253English translation : Book 2, Hadith 643
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 643
This Hadith focuses on prayer etiquette. Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم forbade trailing garments during prayer and that a man should cover his mouth. The text gives two clear actions connected to salah: not letting garments trail in prayer, and not covering the mouth while praying. The narration is short, so the safest explanation is to stay close to those two points. It teaches that outward conduct in prayer matters. A person should stand in salah with attention, clean manners, and without actions that were forbidden in this narration. Search terms such as trailing garments in prayer hadith, covering mouth in salah, and prayer etiquette in Islam fit this Hadith well.
What we learn from this hadith
- Prayer has manners connected to how a person stands and dresses.
- The narration mentions avoiding trailing garments during salah.
- The narration also mentions not covering the mouth in prayer.
- The Hadith keeps the focus on simple outward prayer conduct.
