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Sahih al-Bukhari 1212 (Book 21, Hadith 16) #1167
Signs of Allah During Solar Eclipse

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) witnessing the signs of Allah during a solar eclipse and teaching his companions about it.

Narrated 'Aisha: Once the sun eclipsed and Allah's Messenger stood up for the prayer and recited a very long Sura and when bowed for a long while and then raised his head and started reciting another Sura. Then he bowed, and after finishing, he prostrated and did the same in the second rak'a and then said, "These (lunar and solar eclipses) are two of the signs of Allah and if you see them, pray till the eclipse is over. No doubt, while standing at this place I saw everything promised to me by Allah and I saw (Paradise) and I wanted to pluck a bunch (of grapes) therefrom, at the time when you saw me stepping forward. No doubt, I saw Hell with its different parts destroying each other when you saw me retreating and in it I saw 'Amr bin Luhai who started the tradition of freeing animals (set them free) in the name of idols".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، قَالَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ خَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ، فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ فَقَرَأَ سُورَةً طَوِيلَةً، ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَأَطَالَ، ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ، ثُمَّ اسْتَفْتَحَ بِسُورَةٍ أُخْرَى، ثُمَّ رَكَعَ حَتَّى قَضَاهَا وَسَجَدَ، ثُمَّ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّهُمَا آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ ذَلِكَ فَصَلُّوا حَتَّى يُفْرَجَ عَنْكُمْ، لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ فِي مَقَامِي هَذَا كُلَّ شَىْءٍ وُعِدْتُهُ، حَتَّى لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي أُرِيدُ أَنْ آخُذَ قِطْفًا مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ حِينَ رَأَيْتُمُونِي جَعَلْتُ أَتَقَدَّمُ، وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ جَهَنَّمَ يَحْطِمُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا حِينَ رَأَيْتُمُونِي تَأَخَّرْتُ، وَرَأَيْتُ فِيهَا عَمْرَو بْنَ لُحَىٍّ وَهُوَ الَّذِي سَيَّبَ السَّوَائِبَ

TOPICS
eclipse  *  prayers  *  paradise  *  hell  *  khusuf  *  ayat  *  sajdah  *  raka  *  luhai  *  allah

QUICK LESSONS:
Offer prayers until an eclipse passes away . Worship only One God -Allah Almighty-.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is narrated by Aisha, one of the wives of Prophet Muhammad. In this hadith, she recounts an incident when the sun was eclipsed and Prophet Muhammad stood up for prayer and recited two long Suras. He then bowed for a long time before raising his head again to recite another Sura. After finishing his prayer, he taught his companions that these lunar and solar eclipses are two signs from Allah and they should pray until it passes away. He also mentioned that while standing at that place he saw everything promised to him by Allah including Paradise where he wanted to pluck some grapes from it but couldn't due to lack of time. He also saw Hell with its different parts destroying each other in which he saw Amr bin Luhai who started the tradition of freeing animals in the name of idols. This hadith teaches us that we should be mindful when we witness any sign from Allah such as lunar or solar eclipse and offer prayers until it passes away as well as not worshiping any idols or false gods instead worshipping only one God -Allah Almighty- who has created us all with His infinite mercy and kindness.

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