حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنْ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ ثُمَّ الْخَطْمِيُّ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَوْجَاءِ السُّلَمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي شُرَيْحٍ الْخُزَاعِيِّ قَالَ كَسَفَتْ الشَّمْسُ فِي عَهْدِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ وَبِالْمَدِينَةِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ فَخَرَجَ عُثْمَانُ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ تِلْكَ الصَّلَاةَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَسَجْدَتَيْنِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ قَالَ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ عُثْمَانُ فَدَخَلَ دَارَهُ وَجَلَسَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ إِلَى حُجْرَةِ عَائِشَةَ وَجَلَسْنَا إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَأْمُرُنَا بِالصَّلَاةِ عِنْدَ كُسُوفِ الشَّمْسِ وَالْقَمَرِ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ قَدْ أَصَابَهُمَا فَافْزَعُوا إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّهَا إِنْ كَانَتْ الَّتِي تَحْذَرُونَ كَانَتْ وَأَنْتُمْ عَلَى غَيْرِ غَفْلَةٍ وَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ كُنْتُمْ قَدْ أَصَبْتُمْ خَيْرًا وَاكْتَسَبْتُمُوهُ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4387
It was narrated that Abu Shurayh al-Khuzaa'i said: The sun was eclipsed at the time of 'llthnaan ibn 'Affaan when "Abdullah ibn Mas'ood was in Madinah. 'Uthmaan came out and led the people in offering that prayer, with two bows and two Prostrations in each rak'ah. Then Uthmaan left and went into his house. 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ood sat beside 'Aa'ishah's apartment and we sit with him. He said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to instruct us to pray when there was an eclipse of the sun or moon. So if you see that has happened, hasten to pray, for it is what you fear, it will happen when you are not in a state of heedlessness, and if it is not that, then vou will have done something good and you will have earned (some hasanah).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020