أَخْبَرَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ عَنْ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي بَکْرَةَ قَالَ کُنَّا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَانْکَسَفَتْ الشَّمْسُ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَجُرُّ رِدَائَهُ حَتَّی انْتَهَی إِلَی الْمَسْجِدِ وَثَابَ إِلَيْهِ النَّاسُ فَصَلَّی بِنَا رَکْعَتَيْنِ فَلَمَّا انْکَشَفَتْ الشَّمْسُ قَالَ إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ يُخَوِّفُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِهِمَا عِبَادَهُ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَا يَخْسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لِحَيَاتِهِ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ ذَلِکَ فَصَلُّوا حَتَّی يُکْشَفَ مَا بِکُمْ وَذَلِکَ أَنَّ ابْنًا لَهُ مَاتَ يُقَالُ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ فَقَالَ لَهُ نَاسٌ فِي ذَلِکَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1496
It was narrated that Abu Bakrah said: “We were with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم when the sun became eclipsed. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم went out dragging his garment, until he came to the Masjid, and the people gathered around him. He led us in praying two Rak’àhs and when (the eclipse) ended he said: ‘The sun and the moon are two of the signs of Allah, by means of which Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, strikes fear into His slaves. They do not become eclipsed for the death or birth of anyone. If you see that, they pray until Allah relieves you of fear.’ That was because his son named Ibrahim had died, and the people suggested to him that (the eclipse) happened because of that.” (Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020