What Garments Are Permissible for Prayer and What Garments Are Not

Ziyad ibn al-Mundhir narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام that a man, while in his presence, asked about a person who exits the bathhouse or performs a ritual bath, then wraps himself and wears a shirt over his lower garment and prays in this manner. Imam عليه السلام said: "This is from the actions of the people of Lot." I (Ziyad) said: "He wraps the cloth over his shirt." Imam عليه السلام said: "This is an act of arrogance." I said: "The shirt is thin, and he covers himself with it." He responded, "This, along with unfastening the buttons during prayer, flicking pebbles, and chewing gum (frankincense) in gatherings or while on the street, are among the practices of the people of Lot."