Hadith on Vanity: Prayer not accepted in trailing garments

Abu Huraira reported: While a man was praying with his garment draped below himself, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Go and perform ablution.” The man went and performed ablution, then he came to the Prophet. The Prophet said, “Go and perform ablution.” The man went and performed ablution, then he came back to the Prophet. Another man said to him, “O Messenger of Allah, why did you order him to perform ablution again?” The Prophet said, “Verily, he was praying with his garment draped below himself. Allah Almighty does not accept the prayer of a man who drapes his garment.”

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 638

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Nawawi

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يُصَلِّي مُسْبِلًا إِزَارَهُ إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اذْهَبْ فَتَوَضَّأْ فَذَهَبَ فَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ ثُمَّ قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَتَوَضَّأْ فَذَهَبَ فَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا لَكَ أَمَرْتَهُ أَنْ يَتَوَضَّأَ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي وَهُوَ مُسْبِلٌ إِزَارَهُ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى لَا يَقْبَلُ صَلَاةَ رَجُلٍ مُسْبِلٍ إِزَارَهُ

638 سنن أبي داود كتاب الصلاة باب الإسبال في الصلاة

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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