Placing the bisht on the shoulders in prayer and its relation to ash-sham'ah and as-sadl
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The one who places the bisht on his shoulders and does not put his hands inside it during prayer, is this ash-sham'ah?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not. If he has nothing on him but the bisht, it is a form of as-sadl, because his 'awrah is exposed. But if he is wearing clothes and trousers, it has no meaning.
The questioner:
And does this count, may Allah preserve you, as as-sadl?
The Shaykh:
Yes. It is not permissible to use as-sadl; it is disliked for him, but it is permissible, not forbidden, because his 'awrah is covered.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The one who places the bisht on his shoulders and does not put his hands inside it during prayer, is this ash-sham'ah?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not. If he has nothing on him but the bisht, it is a form of as-sadl, because his 'awrah is exposed. But if he is wearing clothes and trousers, it has no meaning.
The questioner:
And does this count, may Allah preserve you, as as-sadl?
The Shaykh:
Yes. It is not permissible to use as-sadl; it is disliked for him, but it is permissible, not forbidden, because his 'awrah is covered.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب استحباب الصلاة في ثوبين وجوازها في الثوب الواحد — islamhouse.com (47:29)
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