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Sahih al-Bukhari 1065, 1066 (Book 16, Hadith 24) #1027
Prayer During an Eclipse

SUMMARY: During an eclipse, the Prophet (pbuh) recited the Qur'an aloud and performed four bowing and four prostrations in two rak'at.

Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet (pbuh) recited (the Qur'an) aloud during the eclipse prayer and when he had finished the eclipse prayer he said the Takbir and bowed. When he stood straight from bowing he would say "Sami 'allahu liman hamidah Rabbana wa laka l-hamd". And he would again start reciting. In the eclipse prayer there are four bowing and four prostrations in two rak'at. Al-Auza'i and others said that they had heard Az-Zuhri from 'Urwa from 'Aisha saying, "In the lifetime of Allah's Messenger ﷺ the sun eclipsed, and he made a person to announce: 'Prayer in congregation'. He led the prayer and performed four bowing and four prostrations in two rak'at". Narrated Al-Walid that 'Abdur-Rahman bin Namir had informed him that he had heard the same. Ibn Shihab heard the same. Az-Zuhri said, "I asked ('Urwa), 'What did your brother 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair do? He prayed two rak'at (of the eclipse prayer) like the morning prayer, when he offered the (eclipse) prayer in Medina'. 'Urwa replied that he had missed (ie did not pray according to) the Prophet's tradition". Sulaiman bin Kathir and Sufyan bin Husain narrated from Az-Zuhri that the prayer for the eclipse used to be offered with loud recitation.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ نَمِرٍ، سَمِعَ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ جَهَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي صَلاَةِ الْخُسُوفِ بِقِرَاءَتِهِ، فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ قِرَاءَتِهِ كَبَّرَ فَرَكَعَ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَةِ قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ، رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ‏.‏ ثُمَّ يُعَاوِدُ الْقِرَاءَةَ فِي صَلاَةِ الْكُسُوفِ، أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعَ سَجَدَاتٍ‏.‏ وَقَالَ الأَوْزَاعِيُّ وَغَيْرُهُ سَمِعْتُ الزُّهْرِيَّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَنَّ الشَّمْسَ، خَسَفَتْ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَبَعَثَ مُنَادِيًا بِالصَّلاَةُ جَامِعَةٌ، فَتَقَدَّمَ فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعَ سَجَدَاتٍ‏.‏ وَأَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ نَمِرٍ سَمِعَ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ مِثْلَهُ‏.‏ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ فَقُلْتُ مَا صَنَعَ أَخُوكَ ذَلِكَ، عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ مَا صَلَّى إِلاَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ مِثْلَ الصُّبْحِ إِذْ صَلَّى بِالْمَدِينَةِ‏.‏ قَالَ أَجَلْ، إِنَّهُ أَخْطَأَ السُّنَّةَ‏.‏ تَابَعَهُ سُفْيَانُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ وَسُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ فِي الْجَهْرِ‏.‏
TOPICS
eclipse  *  prayer  *  recitation  *  bowing  *  prostration  *  istisqaa  *  qiraaah  *  ruku  *  sujood

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray together with your community during times of difficulty or hardship; Seek help through Allah's mercy ; Respect religious traditions passed down by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about prayer during an eclipse. It was narrated by Aisha that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ recited the Quran aloud during the eclipse prayer and when he had finished he said a Takbir and bowed. He then stood up straight again to recite more of the Quran before performing four bowing and four prostrations in two rak'at. Other narrators also reported that they heard similar accounts of how to pray during an eclipse from other people who were close to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ such as Al-Auza'i, Az-Zuhri from Urwa from Aisha etc. This shows us that it is important for Muslims to pray together during times of difficulty or hardship such as eclipses or natural disasters so we can seek help through Allah's mercy together as a community.

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