Exposing the shoulder for a man during Hajj.

The Shaykh : The point is that exposing the shoulder for a man is a recommended practice (sunnah) only during the circumambulation (tawaf). After that, the recommended practice is to cover it. However, if he stands to pray, he must cover his shoulder, contrary to what many people think, namely that if a man prays in a garment that covers the known private parts of a man, his prayer is valid. This statement is correct with the following detail. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: meaning that whoever has two cloths, one to cover his upper body and the other his lower body, should do so; that is, he should not pray with his back, chest, and arms exposed. And whoever does not have them, if the garment is wide, let him wrap it around himself to cover his entire body. If it is narrow and he has no other garment, let him wear it as a waistcloth and pray, even if the upper part of his body is exposed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked, as in the authentic collections of al-Bukhari and Muslim: because they were poor at the time. He said to them: If a man finds only this one garment, the previous detail applies: if it is wide, he wraps it around himself to cover his whole body; if it is narrow, he wears it as a waistcloth. Then came the emphasis on covering the upper part. Here is the point, and let the point reach the absent one. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So these pilgrims and those performing the lesser pilgrimage, when they expose their shoulders during the circumambulation and then remain like that until the end of Hajj or the end of the state of ihram, and we see some people, such as the Turks whose skin is white, that because they expose this shoulder so much, the sun burns it and the skin begins to peel like this. This is due to ignorance. And they pray like this, exposing their prayer to at least deficiency, if not invalidity, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Therefore, the best for a woman is to cover her face and hands, but she must expose them when she is in need or performing the lesser pilgrimage, except that it is permissible for her to let her veil fall over her face.
The questioner: Okay, may I ask a question?

The Shaykh : Yes

The questioner : Ask.

The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.