Combining the prohibition of praying in a single garment with the hadith of Jabir

Question:
I accepted, Shaykh Ahmad, may Allah reward you, that in the school of Imam Ahmad, there is no prayer in a single garment. So how do we act upon the authentic hadith of Jabir, and his prayer (may Allah be pleased with him) in a single garment?

Answer:
A single garment, with this qualification, does not mean that he has nothing on his shoulders. What is meant is that it is not permissible to pray in a single piece of cloth that covers only the lower part of his body. That is the intended meaning. Yes. And their saying that it is recommended to pray in two garments means a garment on the lower part of the body, which is the izar, and a garment on the upper part, which is the rida. It does not mean two garments, one on top of the other. No. Yes.