Muwatta Malik
Book 8, Hadith 39
Arabic hadith text
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، اسْتَفْتَتْهُ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ الْمِنْطَقَ يَشُقُّ عَلَىَّ أَفَأُصَلِّي فِي دِرْعٍ وَخِمَارٍ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ إِذَا كَانَ الدِّرْعُ سَابِغًا .
Translation
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from hisfather that a woman asked him for a decision, saying, "Waist-wrappersare painful to me. Can I pray in a shift and head-covering?" Hereplied, "Yes, if the shift is long."