حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى عِنْدَ كُسُوفِ الشَّمْسِ ثَمَانِيَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَأَرْبَعَ سَجَدَاتٍ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 1975
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) prayed when the sun was eclipsed, bowing eight times and prostrating four times.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020