we came to Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah. He said : I (Jabir) accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a battle. He got up to pray. I had a sheet of cloth upon me, and I began to cross both the ends, but they did not reach (my shoulders). It had fringes which I turned over and crossed the two ends, and bowed down retaining it with my neck lest it should fall down. Then I came and stood on the left side of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He then took and brought me around him and set me on his right side. Then Ibn Sakhr came and stood on his left side. he then took us with his both hands and made us stand behind him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ began to look at me furtive glances, but I could not understand. When I understood, he hinted at me tie the wrapper. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished the prayer, he said (to me): O Jabir. I said; Yes, Messenger of Allah. He said; if it (the sheet) is wide, cross both its ends (over the shoulders); if it is tight, tie it over your loins. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 634)   

سِرْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةٍ فَقَامَ يُصَلِّي وَكَانَتْ عَلَيَّ بُرْدَةٌ فَذَهَبْتُ أُخَالِفُ بَيْنَ أَطْرَافِهَا ثُمَّ تَوَاثَقْتُ عَلَيْهَا لَا تَسْقُطُ ثُمَّ جِئْتُ عَنْ يَسَارِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَأَدَارَنِي حَتَّى أَقَامَنِي عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَجَاءَ ابْنُ صَخْرٍ حَتَّى قَامَ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَأَخَذَنَا بِيَدَيْهِ جَمِيعًا حَتَّى أَقَامَنَا خَلْفَهُ قَالَ وَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَرْمُقُنِي وَأَنَا لَا أَشْعُرُ ثُمَّ فَطِنْتُ بِهِ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيَّ أَنْ أَتَّزِرَ بِهَا فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «يَا جَابِرُ» قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «إِذَا كَانَ وَاسِعًا فَخَالِفْ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ وَإِذَا كَانَ ضَيِّقًا فَاشْدُدْهُ عَلَى حَقْوِكَ» «هَذَا صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ» على شرط مسلم  

[Machine] We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until we approached the waters of Al-Arab in the evening. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Who among you will go ahead of us and reach the pond, drink from it, and then serve us water?" Jabir said, "I stood up and said, 'This man, O Messenger of Allah!' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Which man is it with Jabir?' Then Jabbar ibn Sakhr stood up and we went to the well. We drew water from the pond, filling it with a cup or two, and then we passed it around until we were full. The first one who came upon us was the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and he asked, 'Did you seek permission?' We said, 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah!' He started watering his camel and it drank, then he tied it there, and then drank from the pond himself. I got up and made ablution from the Prophet's ﷺ ablution water. Jabbar ibn Sakhr went to answer the call of nature, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up to pray. I had a linen garment that I was wearing, and it was hanging between my sides. It did not reach me properly, and it was flapping. I fixed it and tucked it between my sides. Then I came until I stood on the left side of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He took my hand and turned me around until I was on his right side. Jabbar ibn Sakhr came and made ablution, then he came and stood on the left side of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He took all of us by the hands and moved us back until we were behind him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ looked at me intensely and I did not realize. Then I became aware and he said, 'Jabir!' I said, 'Here I am, O Messenger of Allah!' He said, 'If your garment is wide, keep it hanging between your sides, and if it is tight, tighten it on your hips.'"  

سِرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا عَشِيَّةً وَدَنَوْنَا مِنْ مِيَاهِ الْعَرَبِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ رَجُلٌ يَتَقَدَّمُنَا فَيَرِدُ الْحَوْضَ فَيَشْرَبُ وَيَسْقِينَا؟ » قَالَ جَابِرٌ فَقُمْتُ فَقُلْتُ هَذَا رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَيُّ رَجُلٍ مَعَ جَابِرٍ؟ » فَقَامَ جَبَّارُ بْنُ صَخْرٍ فَانْطَلَقْنَا إِلَى الْبِئْرِ فَنَزَعْنَا فِي الْحَوْضِ سَجْلًا أَوْ سَجْلَيْنِ ثُمَّ مَدَرْنَاهُ ثُمَّ نَزَعْنَا فِيهِ حَتَّى أَفْهَقْنَاهُ فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ طَالِعٍ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَتَأْذَنَانِ؟ » قُلْنَا نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَأَشْرَعَ نَاقَتَهُ فَشَرِبَتْ ثُمَّ شَنَقَ لَهَا فَبَالَتْ ثُمَّ عَدَلَ بِهَا فَأَنَاخَهَا ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْحَوْضِ فَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ قُمْتُ فَتَوَضَّأْتُ مِنْ مُتَوَضَّأِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَذَهَبَ جَبَّارُ بْنُ صَخْرٍ يَقْضِي حَاجَتَهُ وَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي وَكَانَتْ عَلَيَّ بُرْدَةٌ وَكُنْتُ أُخَالِفُ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهَا فَلَمْ تَبْلُغْ لِي وَكَانَتْ لَهَا ذَبَاذِبُ فَنَكَّسْتُهَا ثُمَّ خَالَفْتُ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهَا فَجِئْتُ حَتَّى قُمْتُ عَنْ يَسَارِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَأَدَارَنِي حَتَّى أَقَامَنِي عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَجَاءَ جَبَّارُ بْنُ صَخْرٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَامَ عَنْ يَسَارِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَخَذَنَا بِيَدَيْهِ جَمِيعًا فَدَفَعَنَا حَتَّى أَقَامَنَا مِنْ خَلْفِهِ وَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَرْمُقُنِي وَأَنَا لَا أَشْعُرُ ثُمَّ فَطِنْتُ فَقَالَ هَكَذَا وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ شُدَّ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «يَا جَابِرُ» قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «إِذَا كَانَ ثَوْبُكَ وَاسِعًا فَخَالِفْ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ ضَيِّقًا فَاشْدُدْهُ عَلَى حَقْوِكَ»  

we came to Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah. He said : I (Jabir) accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a battle. He got up to pray. I had a sheet of cloth upon me, and I began to cross both the ends, but they did not reach (my shoulders). It had fringes which I turned over and crossed the two ends, and bowed down retaining it with my neck lest it should fall down. Then I came and stood on the left side of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He then took and brought me around him and set me on his right side. Then Ibn Sakhr came and stood on his left side. he then took us with his both hands and made us stand behind him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ began to look at me furtive glances, but I could not understand. When I understood, he hinted at me tie the wrapper. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished the prayer, he said (to me): O Jabir. I said; Yes, Messenger of Allah. He said; if it (the sheet) is wide, cross both its ends (over the shoulders); if it is tight, tie it over your loins. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 634)   

أَنْ يَدْخُلَ عَلَيَّ الْأَحْمَقُ مِثْلُكَ فَيَرَانِي كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ فَيَصْنَعُ مِثْلَهُ فذَكَرَ حَدِيثًا طَوِيلًا فِيهِ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَعْنِي يُصَلِّي وَكَانَتْ عَلَيَّ بُرْدَةٌ ذَهَبْتُ أُخَالِفُ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهَا فَلَمْ تَبْلُغْ لِي وَكَانَتْ لَهَا ذُبَابٌ فَنَكَّسْتُهَا ثُمَّ خَالَفْتُ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهَا ثُمَّ تَوَاقَصْتُ عَلَيْهَا فَجِئْتُ حَتَّى قُمْتُ عََنْ يَسَارِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَأَدَارَنِي حَتَّى أَقَامَنِي عَنْ يَمِينِهِ فَجَاءَ ابْنُ صَخْرٍ حَتَّى قَامَ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَأَخَذَنَا بِيَدَيْهِ جَمِيعًا فَدَفَعَنَا حَتَّى أَقَامَنَا خَلْفَهُ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَرْمُقُنِي وَأَنَا لَا أَشْعُرُ ثُمَّ فَطِنْتُ بِهِ فَقَالَ هَكَذَا يَعْنِي شُدَّ وَسَطَكَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ يَا جَابِرُ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ وَاسِعًا فَخَالِفْ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ وَإِذَا كَانَ ضَيِّقًا فَاشْدُدْهُ عَلَى حَقْوَتِكَ