In addition, this order is originally stated for covering the shoulders and this order will not be achieved by placing a rope on them, for his is not literally called coverage’. (1)
According to what has been mentioned, you could now realize the mistake that many of those who do Sal?t commit -especially in Summer- when they perform their Sal?t wearing a flannel. Their Sal?t according to the Hanbal? Mathhab and some Salaf is invalid, and it is detested according to the Jumh?r not to mention other mistakes they may commit such as doing Sal?t wearing tight clothes or light transparent ones that display the shape of the private parts. We seek help from All?h ( - ), we have no Rabb but Him a lone.
[8] Doing Sal?t wearing clothes that bear pictures:
‘Aishah said: The prophet ( - ) once did his Sal?t wearing a Kham?sah with decoration on. When he ( - ) finished his Sal?t, he said: ‘Take this Kham?sah and give it to Ab? Jahm bin Huthaifah, and bring me the Anbij?niyyah lest it’s A‘l?m distracted me in my Sal?t’. (2)
The Anbij?niyyah -which he ( - ) ordered ‘Aishah to bring for him -is a thick garment with no decoration on unlike the Kham?sah. The word “A‘l?m” , the prophet ( - ) used to describe the Kham?sah means much more than just decorations and pictures.
At-Tayb? said: ‘The had?th about the Anbij?niyyah indicates that If pure hearts and noble souls are affected by pictures and
(1) The previous reference.
(2) Narrated by al-Bukh?r? in his Sah?h in the Book of Sal?t, chapter: Doing Sal?t wearing a garment decorated with drawings, (vol. 1 / p. 482) (no. 373), Muslim in the Book of Mosques and places in which Sal?t is done, chapter: To do Sal?t wearing decorated garment is detested (vol. 1 / p. 391) (no. 556), An-Nas?’? in the Book of Sal?t, chapter: The allowance to do Sal?t wearing decorated garment (vol. 2 / p. 72), Ibn M?jah the Book of clothes, chapter: the prophet’s ( - ) clothes (vol. 2 / p. 1176) (no. 3550), Ab? ‘Uw?nah in “Al-Musnad” (vol. 2 / p. 24), M?lik in “Al Muwatta’ “(vol. 1 / p. 91) and Al-Baihaq? in “As-Sunan Al-Kubr?” (vol. 1 / p. 423).