أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ سَبَلَانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ الْمُهَلَّبِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ کَسَفَتْ الشَّمْسُ عَلَی عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّی لِلنَّاسِ فَأَطَالَ الْقِيَامَ ثُمَّ رَکَعَ فَأَطَالَ الرُّکُوعَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَأَطَالَ الْقِيَامَ وَهُوَ دُونَ الْقِيَامِ الْأَوَّلِ ثُمَّ رَکَعَ فَأَطَالَ الرُّکُوعَ وَهُوَ دُونَ الرُّکُوعِ الْأَوَّلِ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَأَطَالَ السُّجُودَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَأَطَالَ السُّجُودَ وَهُوَ دُونَ السُّجُودِ الْأَوَّلِ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّی رَکْعَتَيْنِ وَفَعَلَ فِيهِمَا مِثْلَ ذَلِکَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ يَفْعَلُ فِيهِمَا مِثْلَ ذَلِکَ حَتَّی فَرَغَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَا يَنْکَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لِحَيَاتِهِ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ ذَلِکَ فَافْزَعُوا إِلَی ذِکْرِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَإِلَی الصَّلَاةِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1488
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “The sun eclipsed during the time of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلمHe stood and led the people in prayer. He stood for a long time, then he bowed for a long time, then he stood for a long time that was shorter than the first time, then he bowed for a long time that was shorter than the first time. Then he prostrated for a long time, then he sat up, then he prostrated for a long time that was shorter than the first time. Then he stood up and bowed twice again, doing the same again. Then he prostrated twice, doing the same again, until he had finished his prayer. Then he said: ‘The sun and moon are two of the signs of Allah, and they do not become eclipsed for the death or birth of anyone. If you see that then hasten to remember Allah and to pray.” (Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020