Book 16: The Eclipse Prayer
Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 1040
Amr bin Aun narrated to us, he said: Khalid told us. He narrated from Yunus, Yunus from Hasan (Basri), Hasan from Hazrat Abu Bakrah (ra), that he said: We were with the Messenger of Allah (saw) when the sun was eclipsed. The Prophet (saw) got up quickly, dragging his cloak, and came to the mosque. We also went (into the mosque), and he led us in a prayer (Salat) of two Rak'ahs until the sun became clear, and he (saw) said: “The sun and the moon are not eclipsed because of anyone's death, and when you see the two of them (eclipsed), pray and supplicate until the eclipse is over.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1041
Shihab bin Abbad narrated to us, he said: Ibrahim bin Humaid told us. He narrated from Isma'il, Isma'il from Qais, that he said: I heard Hazrat Abu Mas'ud (ra) (Ansari). He used to say: The Prophet (saw) said: “The sun and the moon are not eclipsed because of the death of any of the people; rather, they are two of the signs of Allah, the Exalted. So when you see them (eclipsed), stand up and pray (Salat).”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1042
Asbagh narrated to us, he said: Ibn Wahb told me. He said: Amr (bin Harith) told me. He narrated from Abdur Rahman bin Qasim, Ibn Qasim from his father (Qasim bin Muhammad). He narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (ra) that he, narrating from the Prophet (saw), was saying that the sun and the moon are not eclipsed because of anyone's death, nor because of anyone's life; rather, they are two of the signs of Allah, the Exalted. So when you see them (eclipsed), pray (Salat).
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1043
Abdullah bin Muhammad narrated to us, he said: Hashim bin Qasim narrated to us. He said: Shaiban Abu Mu'awiyah (Nahwi) told us. He narrated from Ziyad bin Ilaqah, Ziyad from Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu'bah (ra), that he said: In the time of the Messenger of Allah (saw) the sun was eclipsed on the day Ibrahim died. The people said: The sun has been eclipsed because of the death of Ibrahim. So the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “The sun and the moon are not eclipsed because of anyone's death or life. When you see (an eclipse), pray (Salat) and supplicate to Allah, the Exalted.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1044
Abdullah bin Maslamah (Qa'nabi) told us. He narrated from Malik, Malik from Hisham bin Urwah, Hisham from his father (Urwah bin Zubair), he from Hazrat Aishah (ra). She used to say: In the time of the Messenger of Allah (saw) the sun was eclipsed, and the Messenger of Allah (saw) led the people in prayer (Salat). He stood up and remained standing for a long time. Then he bowed (Ruku) and remained in bowing for a long time. Then he stood up and remained standing for a long time; this standing was shorter than the first standing. Then he bowed and remained in bowing for a long time, and this bowing was shorter than the first bowing. Then he prostrated and remained in prostration for a long time. Then in the second Rak'ah too he did just as he had done in the first (Rak'ah). Then he finished, and the sun had become clear. He addressed the people, praised and glorified Allah, the Exalted, and then said: “The sun and the moon are two of the signs of Allah, the Exalted. They are not eclipsed because of anyone's death or life. So when you see an eclipse, supplicate to Allah, the Exalted, proclaim His greatness, pray and give charity (Sadaqah).” Then he said: “O Ummah of Muhammad (saw)! By Allah, there is no one more jealous (of His honour) than Allah, the Exalted, when His male servant or His female servant commits adultery. O Ummah of Muhammad (saw)! {By Allah} if you knew what I know, you would certainly laugh little and weep much.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1045
Ishaq narrated to us, he said: Yahya bin Salih told us. He said: Mu'awiyah bin Sallam bin Abi Sallam Habashi Dimashqi narrated to us, he said: Yahya bin Abi Kathir told us, he said: Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman bin Auf Zuhri told me, narrating from Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (ra) (bin As), that he said: When the sun was eclipsed in the time of the Messenger of Allah (saw), the people were called thus: Innas-salata jami'ah, that is, the prayer will be in congregation.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1046
Yahya bin Bukair narrated to us, he said: Laith told me. He narrated from Uqail, Uqail from Ibn Shihab. Also Ahmad bin Salih told me, he said: Anbasah (bin Khalid) also narrated to us. He said: Yunus (bin Yazid) told us. It is narrated from Ibn Shihab that (he said:) Urwah told me, narrating from Hazrat Aishah (ra), the wife of the Prophet (saw). She used to say: In the lifetime of the Prophet (saw) the sun was eclipsed. He went to the mosque. The people stood in rows behind him. He said Allahu Akbar and made a very long recitation. Then he said the Takbir and made a very long bowing (Ruku). Then he said Sami'allahu liman hamidah (Allah hears the one who praises Him) and stood up, and he did not prostrate, and he made a long recitation that was shorter than the first recitation. Then he said Allahu Akbar and made a long bowing that was shorter than the first bowing. Then he said Sami'allahu liman hamidah, Rabbana wa lakal hamd (Allah hears the one who praises Him; our Lord, and to You belongs all praise). Then he prostrated. Then in the second Rak'ah too he did the same. In this way he made four bowings and four prostrations (in two Rak'ahs), and the sun had appeared before he finished the prayer (Salat). Then he stood up and praised Allah, the Exalted, with the praise He deserves, and said: “The moon and the sun are two of the signs of Allah, the Exalted. They are not eclipsed because of anyone's death, nor because of anyone's life. So when you see the sun and the moon eclipsed, hasten anxiously to the prayer.” And Kathir bin Abbas used to relate that (his brother) Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas (ra) related the hadith of the solar eclipse in the same way as Urwah related it from Hazrat Aishah (ra). (Zuhri said:) I said to Urwah: On the day the sun was eclipsed in Medina, your brother did not pray more than two Rak'ahs, as the morning prayer is. He replied: Yes, because he missed the Sunnah.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1047
Sa'id bin Ufair narrated to us, he said: Laith narrated to us, (he said:) Uqail told me. It is narrated from Ibn Shihab that he said: Urwah bin Zubair told me that Hazrat Aishah (ra), the wife of the Prophet (saw), told him: The Messenger of Allah (saw) led the prayer (Salat) when the sun was eclipsed (Kusuf). He stood up, said Allahu Akbar and then made a very long recitation. Then he made a very long bowing (Ruku), then he raised his head and said Sami'allahu liman hamidah (Allah hears the one who praises Him). Then he remained standing as he was, then made a long recitation, and it was shorter than the first recitation, then he made a long bowing that was shorter than the first bowing. Then he made a long prostration. Then in the second Rak'ah too he did the same. Then he ended with the greeting of peace (Salam), and the sun had appeared. Then he addressed the people and said concerning the eclipse of the sun and the moon that the two of them are two of the signs of Allah, the Exalted. They are not eclipsed because of anyone's death or life. “When you see them (eclipsed), hasten anxiously to the prayer.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1048
Qutaibah bin Sa'id narrated to us, he said: Hammad bin Zaid told us. He narrated from Yunus, Yunus from Hasan (Basri), he from Hazrat Abu Bakrah (ra), that he said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “The sun and the moon are two of the signs of Allah, the Exalted. They are not eclipsed because of anyone's death. Rather, Allah, the Exalted, makes His servants fear through them.” And Abu Abdullah (Imam Bukhari (rh)) said: Abdul Warith, Shu'bah, Khalid bin Abdullah and Hammad bin Salamah, (narrating) from Yunus, did not relate the phrase yukhawwifu bihima ibadahu (He makes His servants fear through them). And along with Yunus, Ash'ath bin Abdul Malik also narrated this hadith from Hasan (Basri). And like Yunus, Musa related this hadith, narrating from Mubarak, and Mubarak from Hasan Basri. He said: Hazrat Abu Bakrah (ra) told me. It is narrated from the Prophet (saw) that Allah, the Exalted, makes His servants fear by eclipsing the two of them.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1049
Abdullah bin Maslamah told us. He narrated from Malik, Malik from Yahya bin Sa'id, Yahya from Amrah bint Abdur Rahman, she from Hazrat Aishah (ra), the wife of the Prophet (saw), that a Jewish woman came to ask (Hazrat Aishah (ra)) for something. She blessed her with this prayer: May Allah, the Exalted, keep you safe from the punishment of the grave. Hazrat Aishah (ra) asked the Messenger of Allah (saw): Will people be punished in their graves? The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “I seek refuge with God from that.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1050
Then one morning the Messenger of Allah (saw) rode on a mount. On that very day the sun was eclipsed. He returned at the time of forenoon and passed by the apartments (of his wives). Then he stood up and began to pray (Salat), and the people also stood behind him, and he remained standing for a very long time. Then he made a long bowing (Ruku), then raised his head and again remained standing for a long time, and this standing was shorter than the first, and then he made a long bowing, and this bowing was shorter than the first. Then he raised his head and prostrated. Then he stood up and remained standing for a long time, and this was shorter than the first standing, and then he made a long bowing, and this was shorter than the first bowing. Then he stood up and remained standing for a long time, and this was shorter than the first standing, and then he made a long bowing, and this was shorter than the first bowing. Then he raised his head, prostrated and finished (the prayer). Then he said what Allah wished him to say. Then he said to them: “Seek refuge from the punishment of the grave.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1051
Abu Nu'aim (Fadl) narrated to us, he said: Shaiban (Nahwi) told us. He narrated from Yahya (bin Abi Kathir), Yahya from Abu Salamah, Abu Salamah from Hazrat Abdullah (ra) bin Amr. He said: When the sun was eclipsed in the time of the Messenger of Allah (saw), the people were informed that the prayer would be in congregation, and the Prophet (saw) made two bowings (Ruku) in a single Rak'ah. Then he stood up and made two bowings in one Rak'ah. Then he sat, and the darkness had cleared from the sun. (Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (ra)) said: Hazrat Aishah (ra) used to say: I have never made so long a prostration in any prayer as in this prayer.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1052
Abdullah bin Maslamah told us. He narrated from Malik, Malik from Zaid bin Aslam, Zaid from Ata bin Yasar, Ata from Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas (ra), that he said: In the time of the Messenger of Allah (saw) the sun was eclipsed, and the Messenger of Allah (saw) led the prayer (Salat). He remained standing for as long as it would take to recite Surah Al-Baqarah. Then he made a long bowing (Ruku), raised his head and remained standing for a long time, and this standing was shorter than the first. Then he made a long bowing, and this was shorter than the first bowing. Then he prostrated. Then he remained standing for a long time; this standing was shorter than the first standing. Then he made a long bowing, and this bowing was shorter than the first. Then he raised his head and remained standing for a long time, and this standing was shorter than the first. Then he made a long bowing, and this bowing was shorter than the first. Then he prostrated and then finished (the prayer), and the sun had appeared. He (saw) said: “The sun and the moon are two of the signs of Allah, the Exalted. They are not eclipsed because of anyone's death or life. So when you see an eclipse, remember Allah, the Exalted.” The people said: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! We saw you take hold of something while standing in your place, then we saw you step back. He said: “I had seen Paradise and stretched out my hand to take a bunch (of grapes), and if I had taken it, you would have kept eating from it as long as the world remains. And I was also shown the Fire. I have never seen a sight as dreadful as today. I saw that most of the people of the Fire were women.” The people said: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! Why? He said: “Because of their own ingratitude (kufr).” He was asked: Are they ungrateful to Allah, the Exalted? He said: “They are ungrateful to the husband and forgetful of kindness. If you were to do good to one of them all your life, and then she saw something (displeasing) like that from you, she would say: I have never seen any good from you.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1053
Abdullah bin Yusuf narrated to us, he said: Malik told us. He narrated from Hisham bin Urwah, Hisham from his wife Fatimah bint Mundhir, Fatimah from Hazrat Asma bint Abi Bakr (ra). She used to say: When the sun was eclipsed, I came to Hazrat Aishah (ra), the wife of the Prophet (saw). What did I see but that the people were standing and praying, and Hazrat Aishah (ra) too was standing and praying. I said: What is the matter with the people? She pointed with her hand towards the sky and said: Subhanallah (Holy is Allah). I asked: Is it a sign? She gestured, meaning yes. She said: I too stood up, until I began to feel faint. I began to pour water on my head. When the Messenger of Allah (saw) had finished the prayer (Salat), he praised and glorified Allah, the Exalted. Then he said: “There is nothing that I had not seen but I have seen it (today) in this place of mine, even Paradise and the Fire. And it has been revealed to me that you will be tried in the graves in the same way as through the trial of the Dajjal, or close to it.” (Fatimah said:) I do not know which of these two words Hazrat Asma (ra) said. “(An angel) will come to one of you and say: What do you know about this man? As for the one who is a believer,” or he said: “the one who is certain,” I do not know which of these two words Hazrat Asma (ra) said, “he will say: Muhammad (saw) is the Messenger of Allah (saw). He came to us with clear proofs and guidance. We accepted him, believed and followed him. It will be said to him: Sleep in peace. We knew indeed that you were certainly one who is certain. And the one who is a hypocrite or a doubter,” I do not know which of them Hazrat Asma (ra) said, “will say: I do not know. I heard the people saying something, and I said it too.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1054
Rabi' bin Yahya narrated to us, he said: Za'idah told us. He narrated from Hisham (bin Urwah), Hisham from Fatimah (bint Mundhir), Fatimah from Hazrat Asma (ra). She used to say: The Prophet (saw) commanded the freeing of slaves during the solar eclipse.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1055
Isma'il (bin Abi Uwais) narrated to us, he said: Malik told me. He narrated from Yahya bin Sa'id, Yahya from Amrah bint Abdur Rahman, she from Hazrat Aishah (ra), that a Jewish woman came to her begging and blessed her with this prayer: May Allah protect you from the punishment of the grave. Hazrat Aishah (ra) asked the Messenger of Allah (saw): Will people be punished in the graves? The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “May Allah keep (us) in refuge from that.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1056
After that the Messenger of Allah (saw) rode on a mount in the morning; (that day) the sun was eclipsed. He returned at the time of forenoon and passed through the apartments (of his wives). Then he stood up and led the prayer (Salat), and the people also stood behind him. He remained standing for a very long time. Then he made a long bowing (Ruku). Then he raised his head and remained standing for a long time, and this standing was shorter than the first standing. Then he made a long bowing, and this bowing was shorter than the first bowing. Then he raised his head and then made a long prostration. Then he stood up and remained standing for a long time, and this standing was shorter than the first standing. Then he made a long bowing, and this bowing was shorter than the first bowing. Then he stood up. He remained standing for a long time, and this was shorter than the first standing. Then he made a long bowing, and it was shorter than the first bowing. And then he prostrated, and this was shorter than the first prostration. Then, having finished (the prayer), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said what Allah wished him to say. Then he told them to seek refuge from the punishment of the grave.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1057
Musaddad narrated to us, he said: Yahya (Qattan) told us. He narrated from Isma'il (bin Abi Khalid), he said: Qais told me. It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Mas'ud (Uqbah bin Amr Ansari (ra)) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “The sun and the moon are not eclipsed because of anyone's death or life; rather, they are two of the signs of Allah. So when you see them being eclipsed, pray (Salat).”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1058
Abdullah bin Muhammad narrated to us, he said: Hisham (bin Yusuf) narrated to us. (He said:) Ma'mar told us. He narrated from Zuhri and Hisham bin Urwah, both of them from Urwah, Urwah from Hazrat Aishah (ra). She used to say: In the time of the Messenger of Allah (saw) the sun was eclipsed, so the Prophet (saw) stood up and led the people in prayer (Salat) and made a long recitation. Then he bowed (Ruku) and made a very long bowing. Then he raised his head. Then he made a long recitation, and this was shorter than his first recitation. Then he bowed and remained in bowing for a long time, and (this) was shorter than his first bowing. Then he raised his head and made two prostrations. Then he got up and did the same in the second Rak'ah as well. Then he stood up and said: “The sun and the moon are not eclipsed because of anyone's death or life; rather, they are two of the signs of Allah, which He shows to His servants. So when you see an eclipse, hasten anxiously to the prayer.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1059
Muhammad bin Ala narrated to us. He said: Abu Usamah told us. He narrated from Buraid bin Abdullah, Buraid from Abu Burdah, Abu Burdah from Hazrat Abu Musa (ra), that he said: The sun was eclipsed, and the Prophet (saw) got up in alarm. He feared that it might be the Hour. He came to the mosque and prayed (Salat) with such long standing, bowing (Ruku) and prostration as I had never seen him do, and said: “These signs which Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, sends do not occur because of anyone's death or life; rather, Allah, the Exalted, makes His servants fear through them. So when you see such a thing, hasten anxiously to remember (Allah, the Exalted), to supplicate to Him and to seek His forgiveness.”
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