حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ عَنْ عَطَائٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ أَخْبَرَنِي مَنْ أُصَدِّقُ وَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ يُرِيدُ عَائِشَةَ قَالَ کُسِفَتْ الشَّمْسُ عَلَی عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قِيَامًا شَدِيدًا يَقُومُ بِالنَّاسِ ثُمَّ يَرْکَعُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ ثُمَّ يَرْکَعُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ ثُمَّ يَرْکَعُ فَرَکَعَ رَکْعَتَيْنِ فِي کُلِّ رَکْعَةٍ ثَلَاثُ رَکَعَاتٍ يَرْکَعُ الثَّالِثَةَ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ حَتَّی إِنَّ رِجَالًا يَوْمَئِذٍ لَيُغْشَی عَلَيْهِمْ مِمَّا قَامَ بِهِمْ حَتَّی إِنَّ سِجَالَ الْمَائِ لَتُصَبُّ عَلَيْهِمْ يَقُولُ إِذَا رَکَعَ اللَّهُ أَکْبَرُ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ حَتَّی تَجَلَّتْ الشَّمْسُ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ لَا يَنْکَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لِحَيَاتِهِ وَلَکِنَّهُمَا آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يُخَوِّفُ بِهِمَا عِبَادَهُ فَإِذَا کُسِفَا فَافْزَعُوا إِلَی الصَّلَاةِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 1177
Narrated Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her): There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet stood for a long time, accompanied by the people. He then bowed, then raised his head, then he bowed and then he raised his head, and again he bowed and prayed two rak'ahs of prayer. In each rak'ah he bowed three times. After bowing for the third time he prostrated himself. He stood for such a long time that some people became unconscious on that occasion and buckets of water had to be poured on them. When he bowed, he said, Allah is most great; and when he raised his head, he said, Allah listens to him who praises Him, till the sun became bright. then he said: The sun and the moon are not eclipsed on account of anyone's death or on account of anyone's birth, but they are two of Allah's signs, He produces dread in His servants by means of them. When they are eclipsed, hasten to prayer
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020