Hurayrah, that the Prophet (peace be upon him) prohibited sadl during prayer, and that a man should cover his mouth. It was narrated by Abu Dawud (49) via the chain of 'Ata'. Then he narrated from Ibn Jurayj that he said: The most I saw 'Ata' do was pray while performing sadl.
It is disliked to let the shirt, the izar (lower garment), and the trousers trail (isbal) (50); [because the Prophet (peace be upon him) commanded that the izar be raised. If he does that] (51) out of [arrogance (khuyala')] (52), it is forbidden (53), because the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever drags his garment out of arrogance, Allah will not look at him." Agreed upon (54). Abu Dawud (55) narrated from Ibn Mas'ud that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: "Whoever lets his izar trail during his prayer out of arrogance, he has no share in Allah, Glorified be His Remembrance, regarding what is lawful or forbidden."
It is disliked for a man to cover his face or his mouth (56), due to what we mentioned from the hadith of Abu Hurayrah:
(49) In: "Chapter on what has been narrated regarding sadl in prayer," from the Book of Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/150. It was also recorded by al-Tirmidhi in: "Chapter on what has been narrated regarding the dislike of sadl in prayer," from the Chapters on Prayer. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 2/170. And al-Darimi, in: "Chapter on the prohibition of sadl in prayer," from the Book of Prayer. Sunan al-Darimi 1/320. And Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 2/295, 341, 345, 348. (50) In M: "and trousers". (51) Omitted from: M. (52) Omitted from: The original. (53) Omitted from: M. (54) Recorded by al-Bukhari in: "Chapter on the saying of Allah the Exalted: {Say, who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has brought forth for His servants?}", and "Chapter on whoever drags his izar without arrogance," and "Chapter on whoever drags his garment out of arrogance," from the Book of Clothing. Sahih al-Bukhari 7/182, 183, 184. And Muslim in: "Chapter on the prohibition of dragging the garment out of arrogance... etc.," from the Book of Clothing. Sahih Muslim 3/1651, 1652, 1653. It was also recorded by Abu Dawud in: "Chapter on what has been narrated regarding the isbal of the izar," from the Book of Clothing. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/378. And al-Tirmidhi in: "Chapter on what has been narrated regarding the dislike of dragging the izar," and "Chapter on what has been narrated regarding women dragging their garments," from the Chapters on Clothing. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 7/236, 239. And Ibn Majah in: "Chapter on whoever drags his garment out of arrogance," and "Chapter on how long the shirt is," from the Book of Clothing. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/1181, 1184. And Imam Malik in: "Chapter on what has been narrated regarding a man letting his garment trail," from the Book of Clothing. al-Muwatta 2/914. And Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 2/5, 33, 42, 44, 46, 55, 56, 60, 67, 74, 76, 81, 101, 103, 104, 128, 131, 136, 156, 2/10, 65, 69. (55) In: "Chapter on isbal in prayer," from the Book of Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/148. (56) In the original: "the face, the mouth, and the nose".
