the intensity of the heat on the place of prostration. Recorded by al-Bukhari and Muslim. It is also narrated from Thabit ibn al-Samit that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prayed among the Banu Abd al-Ashhal while wearing a cloak he was wrapped in, placing his hands upon it to protect them from the cold of the pebbles. In another narration: "I saw him placing his hands upon his qarn (his hood or the edge of his garment) when he prostrated." Recorded by Ibn Majah. It is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that he prostrated upon the edge of a turban, though it is weak. Al-Hasan said: "The people used to prostrate upon the turban and the cap, with their hands inside their sleeves." Because they are limbs of prostration, it is permissible to prostrate upon a barrier covering them, just like the feet. As for the hadith of Khabbab, the outward meaning is that they requested him to delay the prayer, or to roof the mosque, or something similar that would remove the harm of the scorching ground from their foreheads and palms. As for the concession of prostrating on the edge of a turban, it is apparent that they did not request it, because such was only sought by the poor who did not possess turbans or long sleeves to protect themselves from the scorching ground, so how would they request a concession regarding them? Even if it were a possibility, it is not determined as such, so why should it be interpreted as that rather than anything else? That is why they did not act upon it concerning the palms. Abu Ishaq said: "The explicit text from al-Shafi'i is that it is not obligatory to uncover them [the hands]." He said: "Another opinion has been mentioned regarding it, which is that it is obligatory. If he prostrates upon his hands, it is not valid, according to a single narration, because he prostrated upon a member of the limbs of prostration; thus, the prostration would lead to the overlap (tadakhul) of the prostration itself, unlike our issue." Al-Qadi said in "al-Jami'": "I did not find a text from Ahmad regarding this issue, and it must be based on the issue of prostrating upon something other than the forehead. Is it obligatory? There are two narrations regarding it; if we say it is not