سنن نسائی · Hadith 1477

It was narrated from Ibn Shihab from ‘Urwah bin Az Zubair, that ‘Aishah said: “The sun was eclipsed during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلمHe stood and said the Takbir, and the people formed rows behind him. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم recited for a long time, then he said the Takbir and bowed for a long time, then he raised his head and said: Sami’ Allahu liman Hamidah, Rabbana wa lakal-hamd. Then he stood and recited for a long time, but it was a shorter recitation than the first recitation, then he said the Takbir and bowed, but it was shorter than the first bowing. Then he said: Sami’ Allahu liman Hamidah, then he prostrated. In this manner he bowed four times and prostrated four times, and the eclipse ended before he had finished. Then he stood and addressed the people. He praised and glorified Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, as He deserves, then he said: The sun and moon are two of the signs of Allah, Most High. They do not become eclipsed for the death or birth of anyone. If you see that (eclipsed) then pray until it ends. And the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: While I was standing just now I saw everything you have been promised. When you saw me moving forward, I wanted to take a cluster of fruit from Paradise. Arid I saw Hell; parts of it were consuming other parts when you saw me step backward. And I saw therein Ibn Luhayy, who was the first one to establish the Sa’ibah.” (Sahih)

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020