The Prophet ﷺ prayed in one garment and crossed its ends.

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَلَّى فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ قَدْ خَالَفَ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever prays in a single garment must cross its ends (over the shoulders).

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ صَلَّى فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ فَلْيُخَالِفْ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ

"I saw Ibn ʿUmar praying while taking his camel as a Sutra in front of him and he said, "I saw the Prophet doing the same."

وَقَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَفْعَلُهُ

I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying prayer in the house of Umm Salama in a single garment with its extremities crossing each other.

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِي بَيْتِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فِي ثَوْبٍ قَدْ خَالَفَ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ

I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying in a single garment crossing the two ends.

رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ مُتَوَشِّحًا بِهِ

Abu Murra narrated on the authority of Umm Hani that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the day of the Conquest of Mecca observed in her house eight rak'ahs of prayer in one cloth, its opposite corners having been tied from the opposite sides.

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلَّى فِي بَيْتِهَا عَامَ الْفَتْحِ ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ قَدْ خَالَفَ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ

I saw ‘ Uthman b. ‘ Affan (perform ablution). He washed his forearms three times and washed his head thrice. He then said : I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ doing like that. Abu Dawud said: Another version says: "He performed ablution three times only."

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَعَلَ هَذَا

"We prayed with Abdullah bin Mas'ud in his house. He stood between us and we placed our hands on our knees, but he took them off and made us interlace our fingers, and said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ do that.'"

وَقَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَفْعَلُهُ

Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri narrated that he entered upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he was performing prayer in a single garment, wrapping himself in it.

أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ مُتَوَشِّحًا بِهِ

“I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performing prayer in a single garment, wrapping himself in it and throwing the ends over his shoulders.”

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ مُتَوَشِّحًا بِهِ وَاضِعًا طَرَفَيْهِ عَلَى عَاتِقَيْهِ

“I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performing prayer at Bi’r ‘Ulya, in a garment.”

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي بِالْبِئْرِ الْعُلْيَا فِي ثَوْبٍ

Why do you put on the lower garment in this way? He replied: It is how I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ do it. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4096)

«رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَأْكُلُهُ»

[AI] I saw the Prophet ﷺ praying in a single garment, wrapped around himself. He used it to protect himself from the extreme cold and intense heat of the ground.

رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ مُتَوَشِّحًا بِهِ يَتَّقِي بِفُضُولِهِ بَرْدَ الْأَرْضِ وَحَرَّهَا

[AI] I heard Abu Huraira saying, "I saw the Prophet ﷺ praying in his sandals."

سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَلَّى فِي نَعْلَيْهِ

Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri narrated that he entered upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he was performing prayer in a single garment, wrapping himself in it. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1048)

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ مُتَوَشِّحًا

I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying in a single garment crossing the two ends. (Using translation from Muslim 518a)

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ مُتَوَشِّحًا بِهِ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever prays in one garment, let him be gentle with it."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ صَلَّى فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ فَلْيَتَعَطَّفْ بِهِ

[AI] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying in a single garment, wrapped around him. He said, "Afaanu has blended between his sides."

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ مُتَوَشِّحًا بِهِ قَالَ عَفَّانُ قَدْ خَالَفَ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ

[AI] Someone informed me that they saw the Prophet ﷺ praying in a single garment that covered both of his shoulders.

أَخْبَرَنِي مَنْ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ قَدْ خَالَفَ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ

[AI] "I saw the Prophet praying in a single garment with a separation between its two ends."

رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ قَدْ خَالَفَ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ

[AI] Someone informed me that they saw the Prophet ﷺ praying in a single garment that he had wrapped around his shoulders.

أَخْبَرَنِي مَنْ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ قَدْ خَالَفَ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ

[AI] He saw the Prophet ﷺ praying in two sandals.

أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِي نَعْلَيْنِ

[AI] "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying on a camel towards Sham."

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي عَلَى بَعِيرٍ نَحْوَ الشَّامِ

[AI] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed in his sandals.

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَّى فِي نَعْلَيْهِ

[AI] Someone told me that they saw the Prophet (PBUH) praying in a garment that had a difference or discrepancy between its two ends.

أَخْبَرَنِي مَنْ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ قَدْ خَالَفَ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ

"We prayed with Abdullah bin Mas'ud in his house. He stood between us and we placed our hands on our knees, but he took them off and made us interlace our fingers, and said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ do that.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1030)

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِي نَعْلَيْهِ

[AI] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying in the house of Umm Salamah, wearing a single garment that covered him completely.

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِي بَيْتِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ مُشْتَمِلًا بِهِ

[AI] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying in a single garment that was tucked between his arms, placing his arms on his shoulders.

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ قَدْ خَالَفَ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ جَعَلَ طَرَفَيْهِ عَلَى عَاتِقَيْهِ

[AI] I have seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying in a single garment, wrapped around him.

قَدْ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ مُتَوَشِّحًا بِهِ

[AI] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying in the house of Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, wearing only one garment and nothing else on him.

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِي بَيْتِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ مُتَوَشِّحًا مَا عَلَيْهِ غَيْرُهُ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed in his sandals.

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي نَعْلَيْهِ.

[AI] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying in a pair of patched sandals.

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِي نَعْلَيْنِ مَخْصُوفَيْنِ.

I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ eating chicken.

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْكُلُ دَجَاجًا

This tradition has also been transmitted by Sa'd (b. Abi Waqqas) from the Prophet ﷺ in a similar manner through a different chain of narrators. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1470)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ

[AI] "The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , prayed in the caravans."

رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلُّوا فِي الرِّحَالِ

[AI] Someone told me that they saw the Prophet ﷺ praying in a single garment, with one side differing from the other.

أَخْبَرَنِي مَنْ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِي الثَّوْبِ الْوَاحِدِ قَدْ خَالَفَ بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ

"We prayed with Abdullah bin Mas'ud in his house. He stood between us and we placed our hands on our knees, but he took them off and made us interlace our fingers, and said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ do that.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1030)

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَفْعَلُهُ

[AI] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying while sitting with crossed legs.

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يُصَلِّي مُتَرَبِّعًا»

[AI] She said, "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying while seated."

أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ «رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي مُتَرَبِّعًا»

"I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ counting tasbih on his fingers." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1355)

«رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَعْقِدُ التَّسْبِيحَ بِيَدِهِ»

This is how I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. (Using translation from Aḥmad 1372)

«رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ

"We prayed with Abdullah bin Mas'ud in his house. He stood between us and we placed our hands on our knees, but he took them off and made us interlace our fingers, and said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ do that.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1030)

وَقَالَ «رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَفْعَلُهُ»

[AI] "I saw the Prophet ﷺ do something like this."

«رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَنَعَ مِثْلَ هَذَا»

I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying in a single garment crossing the two ends. (Using translation from Muslim 518a)

«رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ مُتَوَشِّحًا بِهِ»

[AI] He said, "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying in one garment, covering himself with it."

أَنَّهُ قَالَ «رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ مُشْتَمِلًا بِهِ»

[AI] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying towards his riding animal.

«رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي إِلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ»

[AI] "I saw the messenger of Allah ﷺ praying like this."

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي كَذَلِكَ»

[AI] "I saw my father wiping over his shoes, so I said, 'Do I wipe over them too?' He replied, 'I saw the Prophet doing it.'"

رَأَيْتُ أَبِي «يَمْسَحُ عَلَى النَّعْلَيْنِ» فَقُلْتُ أَتَمْسَحُ عَلَيْهَا؟ فَقَالَ «رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَفْعَلُهُ»

[AI] "That the Prophet ﷺ prayed in his sandals."

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَلَّى فِي نَعْلَيْهِ»

[AI] "I saw the Prophet ﷺ praying in his sandals."

«رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فِي نَعْلَيْهِ»

This is how I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. (Using translation from Aḥmad 1372)

وَقَالَ «هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي»