Explanation of the author's statement: "… and it is recommended to pray in two garments …"

The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. And may prayers and peace be upon the master of the messengers,

The Shaykh : May Allah send prayers and peace upon him.

The questioner : our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "It is sufficient to cover one's awrah (nakedness) in voluntary prayers, and to cover the awrah of one of the two private parts in obligatory prayers. Her prayer is valid in a dir' (tunic), a khimar (head covering), and a milhafa (large sheet). It is sufficient for her to cover her awrah. If part of her awrah is exposed and it is significant, or if she prays in a garment that is forbidden for her or in a ritually impure garment, she must repeat the prayer. This does not apply if she was confined in a ritually impure place. If one finds enough to cover his awrah, he should cover it; otherwise, he should cover the two private parts. If that is not sufficient, he should cover the backside."

The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. We have previously explained the 'awrah (parts of the body that must be covered) and its categories, and that it is recommended to pray in two garments, such as the izar (waist wrapper), the rida' (shoulder cloak), the qamis (shirt), the sirwal (trousers), and the like, as the author said: "It is recommended to pray in two garments". And it is understood from his statement, and I think this is what we took from the first part, yes, and it is understood from the author's statement "It is recommended to pray in two garments" that one garment is sufficient, and that is indeed the case, because it is established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said regarding one garment: And it is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) in his own action: But the better option is two garments, because they are more effective in covering, and because it was narrated from, indeed, it is authentic from 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "If Allah has made things spacious for you, then be spacious". Then he mentioned that a man prayed in a shirt and a cloak, in a shirt and an izar, and mentioned other things, so this indicates that if a person has abundance, then two garments are better. This supports the position of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked: "Does one of us pray in one garment?" and he said: And this indicates that one garment is sufficient, but if Allah has made things spacious for us, let us be spacious, because his statement: indicates that not everyone among the people has two garments, but most people in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) had only one garment.
The apparent meaning of the author's words is that covering the head is not a sunnah (recommended practice), because he said: "He prays in two garments: an izar and a rida', a qamis and a rida', or the like." The apparent meaning is that covering the head is not prescribed. And it has been mentioned to us previously from the hadith of Ibn 'Umar that he said to his freed slave Nafi': "Do you go out to the people with your head uncovered?" He said: "No." He said: "Then Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is more deserving of being shy before." Or words to that effect. This indicates that the best is to cover the head. However, if we compare this issue, or if we apply this issue to the statement of the Exalted: , it becomes clear to us that covering the head is better among a people for whom covering the head is considered part of taking on adornment. But if we are among a people for whom that is not considered part of taking on adornment, it is not possible for us to say that covering it is better, nor that uncovering it is better. But if we are among a people who do that, then the best is to cover the head. And it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to pray in an 'imamah (head wrap), and the 'imamah covers the head.