What is the amount of covering the shoulders that is sufficient in prayer?
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Question:
Some inner T-shirts are approximately 2 cm wide on the shoulders. Is it permissible to pray in them?
Answer:
It serves the function of a cloak.
Q: If a person prayed without covering his shoulders, is his prayer valid?
The Shaykh: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 769Sahih (Darussalam), and the correct opinion is that it is not permissible if one is able [to cover them]. The majority hold that it is permissible if one covers the 'awrah, because covering the shoulders is recommended. But the correct view is that it is necessary to cover them, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it.
Q: What if the garment is wide?
The Shaykh: If it is narrow, he should use it as a waist wrapper. This is in the case of inability.
Q: But if he is able—may Allah reward you—and he did not put anything on his shoulders?
The Shaykh: It is necessary to put something on the shoulders, or on one of them, if he is able.
Q: Does he repeat the prayer?
The Shaykh: Yes.
Q: The hadith of Jabir regarding praying in one garment?
The Shaykh: There is no harm in it if he is unable, or if the ends of the single garment are on his shoulders, or if its end is on his shoulder.
Q: If he puts it on one shoulder only, on the shoulder; does the prohibition cease?
The Shaykh: Yes, if there is nothing of it on his shoulder. If its end is on his shoulder, it is sufficient, but having it on both shoulders is more complete.
Some inner T-shirts are approximately 2 cm wide on the shoulders. Is it permissible to pray in them?
Answer:
It serves the function of a cloak.
Q: If a person prayed without covering his shoulders, is his prayer valid?
The Shaykh: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
No one of you should pray in a single garment with no part of it on his shoulder.
لا يصل أحدكم في الثوب الواحد ليس على عاتقه منه شيءQ: What if the garment is wide?
The Shaykh: If it is narrow, he should use it as a waist wrapper. This is in the case of inability.
Q: But if he is able—may Allah reward you—and he did not put anything on his shoulders?
The Shaykh: It is necessary to put something on the shoulders, or on one of them, if he is able.
Q: Does he repeat the prayer?
The Shaykh: Yes.
Q: The hadith of Jabir regarding praying in one garment?
The Shaykh: There is no harm in it if he is unable, or if the ends of the single garment are on his shoulders, or if its end is on his shoulder.
Q: If he puts it on one shoulder only, on the shoulder; does the prohibition cease?
The Shaykh: Yes, if there is nothing of it on his shoulder. If its end is on his shoulder, it is sufficient, but having it on both shoulders is more complete.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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