Presentation on the one who has garments for leading the prayer and the preference in clothing
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The questioner:
I say, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And the one who has a garment is more worthy of leading the prayer than the one who has only an izar."
The Shaykh:
That is, it is a single garment. The meaning of a single garment is that he wears only that. If it is one, it means the izar (waist-wrapping). As for the one who has an izar, that is what it means. So the one who has an izar is more preferred for leading the prayer than the one who has nothing on but an izar. Yes.
The questioner:
Does this apply to the one who is wearing trousers, and is he more preferred for leading the prayer than the one wearing a thawb (robe)? Which of the two is more preferred?
The Shaykh:
As long as it is stationary, covering the upper part of his body and the lower part, it is the same whether it is trousers or a kurtah (long shirt). It is all the same. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
If the one whose lower body is covered but whose upper body is exposed, is he more preferred than the one who covers his entire body? Yes.
I say, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And the one who has a garment is more worthy of leading the prayer than the one who has only an izar."
The Shaykh:
That is, it is a single garment. The meaning of a single garment is that he wears only that. If it is one, it means the izar (waist-wrapping). As for the one who has an izar, that is what it means. So the one who has an izar is more preferred for leading the prayer than the one who has nothing on but an izar. Yes.
The questioner:
Does this apply to the one who is wearing trousers, and is he more preferred for leading the prayer than the one wearing a thawb (robe)? Which of the two is more preferred?
The Shaykh:
As long as it is stationary, covering the upper part of his body and the lower part, it is the same whether it is trousers or a kurtah (long shirt). It is all the same. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
If the one whose lower body is covered but whose upper body is exposed, is he more preferred than the one who covers his entire body? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/34 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:17:01)
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