What is obligatory to wear in clothing and what is recommended

Question:
We return at the beginning of this episode to a message received by the program from the listener Mukhtar Ahmad Mustafa Shalhan from the Arab Republic of Egypt. We presented his question in a previous episode, and in this meeting he asks your eminence, Shaykh Salih, and says: What is the ruling on the prayer, what is the ruling on a man praying with his head uncovered, and are there specific clothes for prayer for men? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, the obligatory requirement in prayer is covering the 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered), which for a man is the area between the navel and the knee. This is a condition for the validity of the prayer. Any clothing beyond that is a matter of beauty and completeness of appearance, and it is recommended in prayer. Allah the Exalted said: meaning in every prayer.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Adornment is an additional matter beyond covering the 'awrah. This includes covering the head for a man by placing on it a garment that beautifies him, according to the custom of each community. This is among the recommended practices. If he prays with his head uncovered, his prayer is valid, but it is better for him to be in the best and most beautiful state, because he is in worship and standing before Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes."