4/52. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 519b — Mantle Ends on Shoulders
Praying In A Single Garment, And How It Should Be Worn
Prayer Garment Hadith: Ends on the Shoulders or Crossed
Sahih Muslim : 519b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 519b
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، ح قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي كُرَيْبٍ وَاضِعًا طَرَفَيْهِ عَلَى عَاتِقَيْهِ . وَرِوَايَةُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَسُوَيْدٍ مُتَوَشِّحًا بِهِ .
A'mash Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated by A'mash with the same chain of transmitters, and in the narration of Abu Karaib the words are: " Placing its (mantle's) ends on his shoulders"; and the narration transmitted by Abu Bakr and Suwaid (the words are):" the ends crossing with each other".
Reference : Sahih Muslim 519bIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 322USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1055
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 519b
This narration explains differences in wording within the same chain. In one narration, the words say that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) placed the mantle’s ends on his shoulders. In another wording, the ends crossed with each other. The core topic is the Prophet’s prayer garment. This hadith is useful for people searching for single garment prayer hadith, covering shoulders in prayer, and crossed ends prayer garment. The text itself is a wording note, so the explanation should not build a new story from it. It simply shows that the report was transmitted with two close descriptions: the garment’s ends were on the shoulders, or the garment was worn with crossed ends.
What we learn from this hadith
- This narration records wording differences in the same report.
- One wording mentions placing the ends on the shoulders.
- Another wording mentions crossing the garment’s ends.
