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The Prophet (ﷺ) went to answer the call of nature, and when he returned, I met him with water and he
performed the ablution while he was wearing a Sham, cloak. He rinsed his mouth, put the water in his
nose and blew it out, washed his face and tried to take his hands out of his sleeves, but they were too
narrow, so he took out his hands from under his chest and washed them and then passed his wet hands
over his head and Khuffs (socks made from thick fabric or leather).
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 77, Hadith 16
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has set forth an example for a miser and a charitable person by comparing them to two
men wearing two iron cloaks and their hands are raised to their breasts and necks. Whenever the
charitable man tries to give a charitable gift, his iron cloak expands till it becomes so wide that it will
cover his fingertips and obliterate his tracks And, whenever the miser wants to give a charitable gift,
his cloak becomes very tight over him and every ring gets stuck to its place Abu Huraira added; I saw
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) putting his finger in the (chest) pocket of his shirt like that If you but saw him trying
to widen (the opening of his shirt) but it did not widen.
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One night I was with the Prophet (ﷺ) on a journey. He asked (me), "Have you got water with you?" I
replied, "Yes" So he got down from his she-camel and went away till he disappeared in the darkness
of the night. Then he came back and I poured water for him from the pot (for the ablution). He washed
his face and hands while he was wearing a woollen cloak (the sleeves of which were narrow), so he
could not take his arms out of it. So he took them out from underneath the cloak. Then he washed his
forearms and passed his wet hands over his head. Then I tried to take off his Khuffs (socks made from
thick fabric or leather), but he said, "Leave them, for I have performed ablution before putting them
on." And so he passed his wet hands over them.