حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّی وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ وَجَمِيلُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ الْحَذَّائُ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ قَالَ انْکَسَفَتْ الشَّمْسُ عَلَی عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَخَرَجَ فَزِعًا يَجُرُّ ثَوْبَهُ حَتَّی أَتَی الْمُسْجِدَ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُصَلِّي حَتَّی انْجَلَتْ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ أُنَاسًا يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ لَا يَنْکَسِفَانِ إِلَّا لِمَوْتِ عَظِيمٍ مِنْ الْعُظَمَائِ وَلَيْسَ کَذَلِکَ إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ لَا يَنْکَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لِحَيَاتِهِ فَإِذَا تَجَلَّی اللَّهُ لِشَيْئٍ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ خَشَعَ لَهُ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1262
It was narrated that Nu'man bin Bashir said: "The sun was eclipsed at the time of the Messenger of Allah SAW, and he came out alarmed, dragging his lower garment, until he reached the Masjid. He continued to perform prayer until the eclipse was over then he said: 'Some people claim that the sun and moon only become eclipsed because of the death of a great leader. That is not so. The sun and the moon do not become eclipsed for the death or birth of anyone. When Allah manifests Himself to anything in His creation, it humbles itself before Him.'" (Da'if).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020