Is it permissible to perform *ishtimal* (wrapping a garment around the body like a Jew) while praying?

Chapter on the Description of Prayer

Al-Mughni

Book of Prayer

Book 3 · Issue 3 · Bab 5

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It is prohibited for anyone to perform *ishtimal* in prayer, as it is likened to the manner of the Jews: "None of you should wrap himself like the Jews wrap."