أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ عَنْ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي بَکْرَةَ قَالَ کُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَانْکَسَفَتْ الشَّمْسُ فَقَامَ إِلَی الْمَسْجِدِ يَجُرُّ رِدَائَهُ مِنْ الْعَجَلَةِ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ النَّاسُ فَصَلَّی رَکْعَتَيْنِ کَمَا يُصَلُّونَ فَلَمَّا انْجَلَتْ خَطَبَنَا فَقَالَ إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ يُخَوِّفُ بِهِمَا عِبَادَهُ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَا يَنْکَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ کُسُوفَ أَحَدِهِمَا فَصَلُّوا وَادْعُوا حَتَّی يَنْکَشِفَ مَا بِکُمْ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1507
It was narrated that Abu Bakrah said: “We were with the Prophet and the sun became eclipsed. He got up and went to the Masjid, dragging his garment in haste. The people stood with him and he prayed two Rak’ahs as they usually prayed. When the eclipse ended he addressed us and said: ‘The sun and the moon are two of the signs of Allah, with which He strikes fear into His slaves. They do not become eclipsed for the death or birth of anyone. If you see either of them being eclipsed, then pray and supplicate until it removed from you.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020