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

And from him, from Ali ibn Ibrahim, from his father, from Hammad ibn Isa, from Hariz, from Zurarah: Abu Ja‘far عليه السلام, peace be upon him, said: "Beware wrapping yourself in ‘al-samma’." I asked: "What is the ‘al-samma’ wrap?" Imam عليه السلام said: "It is to insert the garment from beneath your arms and place it over one shoulder."