What is the meaning of the hadith: “If it is wide, wrap yourself in it, and if it is narrow, wear it as an izar”?
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The Shaykh : How is it?
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The Shaykh : Yes, if it is narrow, wear it as an izar, meaning a short garment that does not cover the entire body. This makes it an izar, and one prays with it without a rida. If it is wide, one wraps it around the entire body, using it as a covering just as a person wraps themselves in a blanket.
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The Shaykh : To confirm.
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The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The reader: Musaddid narrated to us, saying: Yahya narrated to us from Sufyan, saying: He narrated to us...
The Shaykh : Also, in this hadith of Jabir, there is evidence for the permissibility of intending to lead the prayer during the prayer, because Jabir came to him after he had already entered the prayer. Likewise, Ibn Abbas did this, because he stood up after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had stood up, performed wudu, and then joined him. Yes.
The Shaykh : How is it?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, if it is narrow, wear it as an izar, meaning a short garment that does not cover the entire body. This makes it an izar, and one prays with it without a rida. If it is wide, one wraps it around the entire body, using it as a covering just as a person wraps themselves in a blanket.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : To confirm.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The reader: Musaddid narrated to us, saying: Yahya narrated to us from Sufyan, saying: He narrated to us...
The Shaykh : Also, in this hadith of Jabir, there is evidence for the permissibility of intending to lead the prayer during the prayer, because Jabir came to him after he had already entered the prayer. Likewise, Ibn Abbas did this, because he stood up after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had stood up, performed wudu, and then joined him. Yes.