Chapter on What is Permissible to Pray in, from Clothing and Place, and What is Not Permissible to Pray in, from That

The mention of the milhafah in addition to the dir‘ (long shirt) and khimar (head covering) is intended to indicate an increase in virtue and reward. It is also possible that what is meant is when the dir‘ and khimar do not cover sufficiently, so in such a case, regardless of the situation, a proper covering (satir) is required. What supports what we have said is what was narrated: