Reading from the author's words with commentary and collation of manuscripts: "And he said to some of his companions:
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The reader: "And he said to some of his companions: 'I prefer for you to dye your hair so that you do not imitate the Jews. He disliked shaving the back of the head. He said: 'It is the practice of the Zoroastrians, and whoever imitates a people is one of them.
He said: 'I dislike the closed sandal, which is part of the dress of the non-Arabs.
He disliked naming the months with non-Arab names, and people with Persian names"
The Shaykh : people
The reader: "and people with Persian names, such as Azar-mah"
The Shaykh : with Persian names, with the names
The reader: with the names
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: "and people with Persian names. And he said to the one who called him: 'The dress of the Zoroastrians, the dress of the Zoroastrians?' and he waved his hand in his face. This is common in his texts and cannot be counted.
And Harb al-Karamani said".
The Shaykh : Azar-mah, they call it now Azar, Azar March, so perhaps there is a change, Azar-mah is called Azar-March, or not?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Azar-mah? No, Azar-March, you know it, your history is by this, Azar-March.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, no, my brother, where are you, Zaki? Azar-mah is Azar-March, I think, but they present it, they say March Azar, yes.
The reader: "And Harb al-Karamani said: 'I said to Ahmad: What about a man who ties his waist with a rope and prays? He said: There is no harm in it if he is wearing a qaba. He disliked it if he was wearing a shirt, and he held the view that it is part of the dress of the Jews. So I mentioned to him travel, and that we tie that around our waists. He permitted it slightly'".
The Shaykh : And this is undoubtedly permissible when there is a need, tying the waist, even if over a shirt. As for over a qaba, there is no doubt in its permissibility, because the qaba needs to be tied, but the shirt does not need it. However, if he is traveling or working, as those who work in plowing and irrigation do, they tie their waists, there is no harm in it. The qaba is like a robe, it needs to be tied. No, no, it is not the waist over the whole body, yes.
The reader: "As for the belt, the turban, and the like, he did not dislike them. He only disliked the string, and said: It is uglier.
I said: 'And his companions also disliked him tying his waist in a way that resembles the practice of the People of the Book. As for anything other than that: it is not disliked in prayer according to the correct, explicit ruling. Rather, one who prays in a shirt with a wide pocket is ordered to gird himself, as came in the hadith, so that he does not see his own private parts. And the jurists among the followers of Imam Ahmad said".
The Shaykh : And this is clear. If the shirt is wide and has no buttons, it must be tied. Yes, that is right.
He said: 'I dislike the closed sandal, which is part of the dress of the non-Arabs.
He disliked naming the months with non-Arab names, and people with Persian names"
The Shaykh : people
The reader: "and people with Persian names, such as Azar-mah"
The Shaykh : with Persian names, with the names
The reader: with the names
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: "and people with Persian names. And he said to the one who called him: 'The dress of the Zoroastrians, the dress of the Zoroastrians?' and he waved his hand in his face. This is common in his texts and cannot be counted.
And Harb al-Karamani said".
The Shaykh : Azar-mah, they call it now Azar, Azar March, so perhaps there is a change, Azar-mah is called Azar-March, or not?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Azar-mah? No, Azar-March, you know it, your history is by this, Azar-March.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, no, my brother, where are you, Zaki? Azar-mah is Azar-March, I think, but they present it, they say March Azar, yes.
The reader: "And Harb al-Karamani said: 'I said to Ahmad: What about a man who ties his waist with a rope and prays? He said: There is no harm in it if he is wearing a qaba. He disliked it if he was wearing a shirt, and he held the view that it is part of the dress of the Jews. So I mentioned to him travel, and that we tie that around our waists. He permitted it slightly'".
The Shaykh : And this is undoubtedly permissible when there is a need, tying the waist, even if over a shirt. As for over a qaba, there is no doubt in its permissibility, because the qaba needs to be tied, but the shirt does not need it. However, if he is traveling or working, as those who work in plowing and irrigation do, they tie their waists, there is no harm in it. The qaba is like a robe, it needs to be tied. No, no, it is not the waist over the whole body, yes.
The reader: "As for the belt, the turban, and the like, he did not dislike them. He only disliked the string, and said: It is uglier.
I said: 'And his companions also disliked him tying his waist in a way that resembles the practice of the People of the Book. As for anything other than that: it is not disliked in prayer according to the correct, explicit ruling. Rather, one who prays in a shirt with a wide pocket is ordered to gird himself, as came in the hadith, so that he does not see his own private parts. And the jurists among the followers of Imam Ahmad said".
The Shaykh : And this is clear. If the shirt is wide and has no buttons, it must be tied. Yes, that is right.