Explanation of the author's statement: "...and it is disliked in prayer to let the garment hang down..."
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The Shaykh : The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And it is disliked in prayer to let the garment hang down".
"It is disliked" — Dislike (karahah) among the jurists is that which is prohibited, or the prohibition of a thing without the obligation to abandon it. The disliked (makruh) is that which is prohibited without the obligation to abandon it. This is the view of the jurists. However, in the language of the Qur'an and the Sunnah, and in the majority of the speech of the Salaf, the disliked is the forbidden. For this reason, Allah the Exalted said in Surat al-Isra: He said[Al-Isra 17:38] It is known that in it, He mentioned shirk (associating partners with Allah) and mentioned many things from the matters that are forbidden, and Allah the Exalted called it disliked because it is hated by Allah Mighty and Majestic. For this reason, the companions of Imam Ahmad said that when Imam Ahmad says "I dislike such and such," he means that it is forbidden.
Now, in the terminology of the jurists and the scholars of usul al-fiqh (principles of jurisprudence), they say that the disliked is that which is prohibited not on the path of obligation to abandon it. Its ruling is that the one who abandons it is rewarded for compliance, and the one who does not abandon it is not punished. Also, it is permissible when there is a need. Whenever a person needs the disliked, the dislike is removed, even if he is not in dire necessity for it. As for the forbidden, it is not permissible except in dire necessity.
He said: "It is disliked in prayer to let the garment hang down". Letting the garment hang down (sidl) is to throw the cloak over the shoulders and not turn its ends over the other shoulder. This is sidl. He places the cloak, as is known, over his shoulders like this and does not turn its ends over his shoulders. This is sidl. Some said that sidl is to place the cloak on the head and not let its ends fall to the right and left, meaning like this... on the right and the left. This is sidl. And some said that sidl is to let one's garment hang down until it is below the ankles, and in this case, it means isbal (letting a garment hang below the ankles). The known view among our jurists is that sidl is to throw the garment over the shoulders and not turn its end over the shoulders. This is sidl. But if this garment is of the kind that is usually worn like this, there is nothing wrong with it. For this reason, the Shaykh al-Islam said that throwing the qaba (a type of outer garment) over the shoulders without inserting the arms into the sleeves does not fall under sidl. The qaba means like the... and what is similar to it. He said that this does not fall under sidl.
Now, if a person needs to do that, is it permissible or not? It is permissible, because the need removes the dislike.
"It is disliked" — Dislike (karahah) among the jurists is that which is prohibited, or the prohibition of a thing without the obligation to abandon it. The disliked (makruh) is that which is prohibited without the obligation to abandon it. This is the view of the jurists. However, in the language of the Qur'an and the Sunnah, and in the majority of the speech of the Salaf, the disliked is the forbidden. For this reason, Allah the Exalted said in Surat al-Isra: He said
All that - its evil is ever, in the sight of your Lord, detested.
كُلُّ ذلِكَ كانَ سَيِّئُهُ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ مَكْرُوهاًNow, in the terminology of the jurists and the scholars of usul al-fiqh (principles of jurisprudence), they say that the disliked is that which is prohibited not on the path of obligation to abandon it. Its ruling is that the one who abandons it is rewarded for compliance, and the one who does not abandon it is not punished. Also, it is permissible when there is a need. Whenever a person needs the disliked, the dislike is removed, even if he is not in dire necessity for it. As for the forbidden, it is not permissible except in dire necessity.
He said: "It is disliked in prayer to let the garment hang down". Letting the garment hang down (sidl) is to throw the cloak over the shoulders and not turn its ends over the other shoulder. This is sidl. He places the cloak, as is known, over his shoulders like this and does not turn its ends over his shoulders. This is sidl. Some said that sidl is to place the cloak on the head and not let its ends fall to the right and left, meaning like this... on the right and the left. This is sidl. And some said that sidl is to let one's garment hang down until it is below the ankles, and in this case, it means isbal (letting a garment hang below the ankles). The known view among our jurists is that sidl is to throw the garment over the shoulders and not turn its end over the shoulders. This is sidl. But if this garment is of the kind that is usually worn like this, there is nothing wrong with it. For this reason, the Shaykh al-Islam said that throwing the qaba (a type of outer garment) over the shoulders without inserting the arms into the sleeves does not fall under sidl. The qaba means like the... and what is similar to it. He said that this does not fall under sidl.
Now, if a person needs to do that, is it permissible or not? It is permissible, because the need removes the dislike.