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Sunan an-Nasai 1490 (Book 16, Hadith 32) #16101
The Causes of Solar and Lunar Eclipses

SUMMARY: This hadith explains that eclipses of the sun and moon are not caused by the death or birth of anyone, but rather they are two of Allah's creations and He causes them to happen as He wills.

It was narrated from An-Nu'man bin Bashir that : The Prophet came rushing out to the masjid one day when the sun eclipsed, and he prayed until the eclipse ended, then he said: "The people of Jahilliyyah used to say that eclipses of the sun and the moon only happened when some great man on earth died. But eclipses of the sun and the moon do not happen for the death or birth of anyone. Rather they are two of the creations of Allah (SWT) and Allah (SWT) causes to happen in His creation what He wills. Whichever of them becomes eclipsed, pray until it is over or Allah (SWT) causes something to happen".
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ يَوْمًا مُسْتَعْجِلاً إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَقَدِ انْكَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَصَلَّى حَتَّى انْجَلَتْ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ لاَ يَنْخَسِفَانِ إِلاَّ لِمَوْتِ عَظِيمٍ مِنْ عُظَمَاءِ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ وَإِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ لاَ يَنْخَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلاَ لِحَيَاتِهِ وَلَكِنَّهُمَا خَلِيقَتَانِ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ يُحْدِثُ اللَّهُ فِي خَلْقِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ فَأَيُّهُمَا انْخَسَفَ فَصَلُّوا حَتَّى يَنْجَلِيَ أَوْ يُحْدِثَ اللَّهُ أَمْرًا

TOPICS
shams  *  eclipse  *  sun  *  moon  *  creation  *  khusoof  *  qamar  *  khalq  *  allah

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray during an eclipse ; Believe in God’s power over all things ; Trust in God’s will over our own desires .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about solar and lunar eclipses, which are two natural phenomena that occur in the sky. It was narrated by An-Nu'man bin Bashir from Prophet Muhammad ﷺ who said that people used to think these events were caused by the death or birth of someone important on earth, but this is not true. Rather, these events are part of Allah's creation and He causes them to happen as He wills. Therefore, when an eclipse occurs it is recommended to pray until it ends or until something else happens according to Allah's will.

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