Muwatta Malik #323
Prayer in Congregation
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
" مَنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ ثَوْبَيْنِ فَلْيُصَلِّي فِي ثَوْبٍ وَاحِدٍ مُلْتَحِفًا بِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ الثَّوْبُ قَصِيرًا فَلْيَتَّزِرْ بِهِ " .
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard from Jabir ibn
Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "Let anyone who cannot find two garments pray in one
garment and wrap himself in it, and if the garment is short, let him
wrap it around his waist."
Malik said, "In my view it is
preferable for someone who prays in a single shirt to put a garment or
a turban over his shoulders."
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This hadith is #323 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Prayer in Congregation.