Hadith #555
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ دَخَلْنَا عَلَى جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ مُلْتَحِفًا بِهِ وَرِدَاؤُهُ قَرِيبٌ لَوْ تَنَاوَلَهُ بَلَغَهُ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ سَأَلْنَاهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا أَفْعَلُ هَذَا لِيَرَانِي الْحَمْقَى أَمْثَالُكُمْ فَيُفْشُوا عَلَى جَابِرٍ رُخْصَةً رَخَّصَهَا رَسُولُ ال
لَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ جَابِرٌ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ فَجِئْتُهُ لَيْلَةً وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ وَعَلَيَّ ثَوْبٌ وَاحِدٌ فَاشْتَمَلْتُ بِهِ ثُمَّ قُمْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ قَالَ يَا جَابِرُ مَا هَذَا الِاشْتِمَالُ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ وَعَلَيْكَ ثَوْبٌ وَاحِدٌ فَإِنْ كَانَ وَاسِعًا فَالْتَحِفْ بِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ ضَيِّقًا فَاتَّزِرْ بِهِ
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English Translation
Abu 'Amir narrated to us, Fulayh narrated to us, Sa'id ibn al-Harith narrated to us, he said: "We entered upon Jabir ibn Abdullah (رضي الله عنهما) while he was praying in a single garment, wrapped in it, with his rida' (upper garment) nearby — he could have reached it. When he finished (the salam), we asked him about that. He said: 'I did this so that a foolish person like you would come and see me and ask, just as you have done. the Prophet ﷺ was in this room, praying in a single garment, wrapped in it and crossing its ends (over his shoulders). He placed his garments on the peg. A man said to him: "O Messenger of Allah, do you pray in a single garment?" He said: "Yes, I have prayed in a single garment so that a foolish person like you would see me. And which of you had two garments in the time of the Prophet ﷺ?"'"
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 28, Hadith 555
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 13993
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-50383