7. Ṣalāh of Eclipse
٧۔ كِتَابُ صَلَاةِ الْخُسُوفِ
The sun eclipsed during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He stood in great anxiety fearing that it might be the Doomsday, till he came to the mosque. He stood up to pray with prolonged qiyam, ruku', and prostration which I never saw him doing in prayer; and then he said: These are the signs which Allah sends, not on account of the death of anyone or life of any one, but Allah sends them to frighten thereby His servants. So when you see any such thing, hasten to remember Him, supplicate Him and beg pardon from Him, and in the narration transmitted by Ibn 'Ala the words are:" The sun eclipsed"."" He frightens His servants." (Using translation from Muslim 912)
كَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَامَ فَزِعًا يَخْشَى أَنْ تَكُونَ السَّاعَةَ حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ فَقَامَ يُصَلِّي بِأَطْوَلِ قِيَامٍ وَرُكُوعٍ وَسُجُودٍ مَا رَأَيْتُهُ يَفْعَلُهُ فِي صَلَاةٍ قَطُّ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ هَذِهِ الْآيَاتِ الَّتِي يُرْسِلُ اللهُ لَا تَكُونُ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لِحَيَاتِهِ وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ أَرْسَلَهَا يُخَوِّفُ بِهَا عِبَادَهُ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا فَافْزَعُوا إِلَى ذِكْرِ اللهِ وَدُعَائِهِ وَاسْتِغْفَارِهِ
[Machine] The sun eclipsed during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so he mentioned it in his prayer. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer and the sun had reappeared. He addressed the people and praised and glorified Allah. Then he said, "Verily, the sun and the moon are among the signs of Allah, and they do not eclipse due to the death or life of anyone. So when you see them, supplicate to Allah and pray and give charity, O Ummah of Muhammad. There is none greater in terms of forbearance than Allah, that His slave commits adultery or His nation commits adultery. O Ummah of Muhammad, if you knew what I know, you would weep much and laugh little. Have I not conveyed the message?"
خَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ قَالَتْ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَدْ تَجَلَّتِ الشَّمْسُ فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللهِ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَا يَنْكَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لِحَيَاتِهِ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهَا فَكَبِّرُوا وَادْعُوا اللهَ وَصَلُّوا وَتَصَدَّقُوا يَا أُمَّةَ مُحَمَّدٍ إِنْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ أَغْيَرُ مِنَ اللهِ أَنْ يَزْنِيَ عَبْدُهُ أَوْ تَزْنِيَ أَمَتُهُ يَا أُمَّةَ مُحَمَّدٍ لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ مَا أَعْلَمُ لَبَكَيْتُمْ كَثِيرًا وَلَضَحِكْتُمْ قَلِيلًا أَلَا هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ
النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَمَرَ بِالْعَتَاقَةِ عِنْدَ الْكُسُوفِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded the emancipation when the sun set.
أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِعَتَاقَةٍ حِينَ كَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ
[Machine] We were commanded to express condolences at times of mourning.
كُنَّا نُؤْمَرُ عِنْدَ الْخُسُوفِ بِالْعَتَاقَةِ