Continuation of the explanation of the author's statement: "... and it is recommended to pray in two garments..."
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The Shaykh : The author (may Allah have mercy on him) says: "It is sunnah and recommended to pray in two garments".
Is that so? There is no contradiction; both views are permissible, Yasser. Is the feminine form of "salah" (prayer) figurative or real?
The questioner : Figurative.
The Shaykh : Figurative? Figurative? Figurative. And Ibn Malik says regarding the taa: "It is only obligatory in a connected or implied verb, or in a real feminine", meaning one with a vulva, i.e., the taa is only obligatory in the pronoun, yes? Or in the real feminine.
Now, it is recommended to pray in two garments, meaning a person should pray in two garments because they are more concealing. The two garments are the izar (lower garment) and the rida' (upper garment). A single garment is either a large rida' that one wraps around oneself, and it is established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed in a single garment wrapped around himself, or it is an izar, and it is established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed in it, as Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah (may Allah be pleased with him) stated. In any case, we say that a single garment is sufficient, whether it is a large garment that one wraps around the entire body or an izar. It has passed us that Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah (may Allah be pleased with them both) prayed in an izar and a rida'.
Is that so? There is no contradiction; both views are permissible, Yasser. Is the feminine form of "salah" (prayer) figurative or real?
The questioner : Figurative.
The Shaykh : Figurative? Figurative? Figurative. And Ibn Malik says regarding the taa: "It is only obligatory in a connected or implied verb, or in a real feminine", meaning one with a vulva, i.e., the taa is only obligatory in the pronoun, yes? Or in the real feminine.
Now, it is recommended to pray in two garments, meaning a person should pray in two garments because they are more concealing. The two garments are the izar (lower garment) and the rida' (upper garment). A single garment is either a large rida' that one wraps around oneself, and it is established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed in a single garment wrapped around himself, or it is an izar, and it is established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed in it, as Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah (may Allah be pleased with him) stated. In any case, we say that a single garment is sufficient, whether it is a large garment that one wraps around the entire body or an izar. It has passed us that Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah (may Allah be pleased with them both) prayed in an izar and a rida'.