What is your opinion on placing the rida' (cloak) on the shoulders? Does it not resemble the clothing of the disbelievers?
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The questioner : He said: "Sadal" means throwing the garment over the shoulder, without folding one end over the other shoulder. Rather, the garment is thrown over the shoulder, with one end hanging down from the chest and the other end from the back.
The Shaykh : What contradicts this is not sadal. For example, the rida' is placed over the garment. The rida' worn during ihram is not like our current clothing.
The questioner : The mashlah (cloak) if worn without inserting [the arms]...
The Shaykh : It is not of this kind.
The questioner : What is the difference, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The difference is that this is the custom of wearing it, but the rida' is not customarily worn this way. We mentioned this to you, but you were not present, or your heart was not present. We told you that the Shaykh al-Islam said that even the qaba'—the qaba' is similar to the mashlah.
The questioner : I remember that, but the difference...
The Shaykh : There is no difference. The difference is that this is the custom of wearing it, and this, yes.
The Shaykh : What contradicts this is not sadal. For example, the rida' is placed over the garment. The rida' worn during ihram is not like our current clothing.
The questioner : The mashlah (cloak) if worn without inserting [the arms]...
The Shaykh : It is not of this kind.
The questioner : What is the difference, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The difference is that this is the custom of wearing it, but the rida' is not customarily worn this way. We mentioned this to you, but you were not present, or your heart was not present. We told you that the Shaykh al-Islam said that even the qaba'—the qaba' is similar to the mashlah.
The questioner : I remember that, but the difference...
The Shaykh : There is no difference. The difference is that this is the custom of wearing it, and this, yes.