2/94. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 645 — Prayer Surface and Cloth
Praying In Women's Garments (Shu'ur)
Hadith About the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم Not Praying on Sheets or Quilts
Sunan Abi Dawud : 645
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 645
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَشْعَثُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ سِيرِينَ - عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لاَ يُصَلِّي فِي شُعُرِنَا أَوْ لُحُفِنَا . قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ شَكَّ أَبِي .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would not pray on our sheets of cloth or on our quilts. ‘Ubaid allah said: My father doubted.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 645In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 255English translation : Book 2, Hadith 645
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 645
This Hadith is about the surface used in prayer. Aishah said that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم would not pray on their sheets of cloth or on their quilts. The narrator also notes that Ubaidullah said his father doubted the wording. Because the text is short, we should not add more than it says. The core message is that Aishah reported a practice of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم concerning certain household cloth items used for sleeping or covering. It belongs with searches such as praying on cloth hadith, prayer surface in Islam, and Prophet praying on mats. The wording also reminds readers that Hadith transmission sometimes includes notes about doubt in exact wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aishah reported a practice linked to where the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم would pray.
- The narration mentions sheets of cloth or quilts as items he would not pray on.
- The text includes a narrator’s note about doubt in the wording.
- The Hadith should be explained without adding reasons not mentioned in the text.
