How to Pray the Eclipse Prayer
1 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn 'Urwa from
his father that 'A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, led the people in prayer. He stood, and
did so for a long time. Then he went into ruku', and made the ruku'
long. Then he stood again, and did so for a long time, though not as long as
the first time. Then he went into ruku', and made the ruku' long,
though not as long as the first time. Then he rose, and went down into sajda.
He then did the same in the second rak'at, and by the time he had
finished the sun had appeared. He then gave a khutba to the people, in
which he praised Allah and then said, 'The sun and the moon are two of Allah's
signs. They do not eclipse for anyone's death nor for anyone's life. When you
see an eclipse, call on Allah and say, "Allah is greater" and give sadaqa.'
Then he said, 'O community of Muhammad! By Allah, there is no one more jealous
than Allah of a male or female slave of his who commits adultery. O community of
Muhammad! By Allah, if you knew what I knew, you would laugh little and weep
much'."
[cf Bukhari 997]
2 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from
'Ata' ibn Yasar that 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas said, "There was an eclipse of the sun
and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed, and
the people prayed with him. He stood for a long time, nearly as long as (it
takes to recite) Surat al-Baqara (2), and then went into ruku' for
a long time. Then he rose and stood for a long time, though less than the first
time. Then he went into ruku' for a long time, though less than the first
time. Then he went down into sajda. Then he stood for a long time, though
less than the first time. Then he went into ruku' for a long time, though
less than the first time. Then he rose and stood for a long time, though less
than the first time. Then he went into ruku' for a long time, though less
than the first time. Then he went down into sajda, and by the time he had
finished the sun had appeared. Then he said, 'The sun and the moon are two of
Allah's signs. They do not eclipse for anyone's death nor for anyone's life.
When you see an eclipse, remember Allah.' They said, 'Messenger of Allah, we saw
you reach out for something while you were standing here and then we saw you
withdraw.' He said, 'I saw the Garden and I reached out for a bunch of grapes
from it, and if I had taken it you would have been able to eat from it for as
long as this world lasted. Then I saw the Fire - and I have never seen anything
more hideous than what I saw today - and I saw that most of its people were
women.' They said, 'Why, Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'Because of their
ungratefulness (kufr).' Someone asked, 'Are they ungrateful to Allah?' He
said, 'They are ungrateful to their husbands and they are ungrateful for good
behaviour (towards them). Even if you were to behave well towards one of them
for a whole lifetime and then she were to see you do something (that she did not
like) she would say that she had never seen anything good from you.' "
[cf Bukhari 1004]
3 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa'id from
'Amra bint 'Abd ar-Rahman from 'A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, that a Jewish woman came to beg from her and said, "May
Allah give you refuge from the punishment of the grave." So 'A'isha asked the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "Are people
punished in their graves?", and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, took refuge in Allah from that. Then one morning the Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went out on a journey and
there was an eclipse of the sun, and he returned in the late morning and passed
through his apartments. Then he stood and prayed, and the people stood behind
him. He stood for a long time, and then went into ruku' for a long time.
Then he rose and stood for a long time, though less than the first time, and
then went into ruku' for a long time, though less than the first time.
Then he rose, and went down into sajda. Then he stood for a long time,
though less than the time before, and then went into ruku' for a long
time, though less than the time before. Then he rose and stood for a long time,
though less than the time before, and then went into ruku' for a long
time though less than the time before. Then he rose, and went down into sajda.
When he had finished he said what Allah willed him to say, and then he told them
to seek protection for themselves from the punishment of the grave."
[cf Bukhari 1002]
12.2 About the Eclipse Prayer
4 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn 'Urwa from Fatima bint al-Mundhir
that Asma' bint Abi Bakr as-Siddiq said, "I went to 'A'isha, the wife of the
Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, during an eclipse of the sun,
and everybody was standing in prayer, and she too was standing praying. I said,
'What is everybody doing?' She pointed towards the sky with her hand and said,
'Glory be to Allah.' I said, 'A sign?' She nodded 'Yes' with her head."
She continued, "I stood until I had almost fainted, and I began to pour water
over my head. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
praised Allah and spoke well of Him, and then said, 'There is nothing which I
had previously not seen beforehand that I have not now seen while standing -
even the Garden and the Fire. It has been revealed to me that you will be tried
in your graves with a trial, like, or near to, the trial of the Dajjal (I do not
know which one Asma' said). Everyone of you will have someone who comes to him
and asks him, 'What do you know about this man?' A believer (mumin), or
one who has certainty (muqin) (I do not know which one Asma' said), will
say, 'He is Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, who came to us with clear proofs and guidance, and we answered and
believed and followed.' He will then be told, 'Sleep in a good state. We know
now that you were a believer.' A hypocrite, however, or one who has doubts (I do
not know which one Asma' said), will say, 'I do not know, I heard everybody
saying something and I said it.'"
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