Explanation of the author's statement: "...And whoever finds what is sufficient to cover his 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered), he must cover it; otherwise, the two private parts; and if that is not sufficient, then the rear."
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The Shaykh :"And whoever finds what is sufficient to cover his 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered), he must cover it".
"And whoever finds": the word "whoever" is conditional. What is the verb of the condition? "Finds." What is its response? "He must cover it," meaning it is obligatory. Whoever finds what is sufficient for the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered), he must cover it. It was previously established that the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) for a free, adult woman is the entire body except the face, and for a boy aged seven to ten, what is it? The two private parts, the two 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) areas, and from the rest of the body, the area between the navel and the knee, according to the well-known view in the school of jurisprudence. Therefore, if one finds what is sufficient for the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered), he must cover it, as previously mentioned, because it is one of the conditions of the ritual prayer.
"Otherwise, the two private parts": "Otherwise" is composed of "if" and the negative "not," but the "if" is elided due to the condition for elision being met. "If" is conditional, and the verb of the condition is omitted, implied as "if he does not find." So, "the two private parts" means he should cover the two private parts. If it is assumed that a person is encountered by highway robbers who strip him of his luggage and clothes, leaving him with only a small cloth, and this cloth is not enough to cover his 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered), we say: cover the two private parts with this cloth, meaning the front and the rear. He said "And if that is not sufficient for both, then the rear": cover the rear, because the front, if he stands upright, is covered, but the rear, when he prostrates, opens and becomes visible. So, covering the rear is more important than covering the front, and the obligation is to lighten the matter to the extent possible.
"And whoever finds": the word "whoever" is conditional. What is the verb of the condition? "Finds." What is its response? "He must cover it," meaning it is obligatory. Whoever finds what is sufficient for the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered), he must cover it. It was previously established that the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) for a free, adult woman is the entire body except the face, and for a boy aged seven to ten, what is it? The two private parts, the two 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered) areas, and from the rest of the body, the area between the navel and the knee, according to the well-known view in the school of jurisprudence. Therefore, if one finds what is sufficient for the 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered), he must cover it, as previously mentioned, because it is one of the conditions of the ritual prayer.
"Otherwise, the two private parts": "Otherwise" is composed of "if" and the negative "not," but the "if" is elided due to the condition for elision being met. "If" is conditional, and the verb of the condition is omitted, implied as "if he does not find." So, "the two private parts" means he should cover the two private parts. If it is assumed that a person is encountered by highway robbers who strip him of his luggage and clothes, leaving him with only a small cloth, and this cloth is not enough to cover his 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered), we say: cover the two private parts with this cloth, meaning the front and the rear. He said "And if that is not sufficient for both, then the rear": cover the rear, because the front, if he stands upright, is covered, but the rear, when he prostrates, opens and becomes visible. So, covering the rear is more important than covering the front, and the obligation is to lighten the matter to the extent possible.