Hadith #589
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي الْمَوَالِ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَهُ
وَ يُصَلِّي مُلْتَحِفًا فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ وَرِدَاؤُهُ مَوْضُوعٌ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ تُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ وَرِدَاؤُكَ مَوْضُوعٌ قَالَ لِيَدْخُلَ عَلَيَّ مِثْلُكَ فَيَرَانِي أُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي هَكَذَا
Isnad Chain
أبو سعيد مولى بني هاشم
عبد الرحمن بن أبي الموال
محمد بن المنكدر
English Translation
Abu Sa'id, the freed slave of Banu Hashim, narrated to us, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi al-Mawal narrated to us, Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir narrated to us, who said: I visited Jabir ibn Abdullah (رضي الله عنهما) while he was praying wrapped in a single garment with his rida' (upper garment) set aside. When he finished, I said: 'O Abu 'Abdullah, you pray in a single garment while your rida' is right here?' He said: 'I only did that so that a fool like you would see me. Which of us had two garments during the time of the Prophet ﷺ?'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 29, Hadith 589
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 14627
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-51017