8. Ṣalāh (Ritual Prayer)

٨۔ كتاب الصلاة

8.11 To pray without a Rida

٨۔١١ باب الصَّلاَةِ بِغَيْرِ رِدَاءٍ

bukhari:370ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. ʿAbdullāh > Ibn Abū al-Mawālī > Muḥammad b. al-Munkadir

I went to Jabir bin ʿAbdullah and he was praying wrapped in a garment and his Rida was Lying beside him. When he finished the prayers, I said "O ʿAbdullah! You pray (in a single garment) while your Rida' is lying beside you." He replied, "Yes, I did it intentionally so that the ignorant ones like you might see me. I saw the Prophet ﷺ praying like this. "  

البخاري:٣٧٠حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي الْمَوَالِي عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ مُلْتَحِفًا بِهِ وَرِدَاؤُهُ مَوْضُوعٌ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قُلْنَا يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ تُصَلِّي وَرِدَاؤُكَ مَوْضُوعٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَحْبَبْتُ

أَنْ يَرَانِي الْجُهَّالُ مِثْلُكُمْ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي هَكَذَا