The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ نَمِرٍ، سَمِعَ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ جَهَرَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي صَلاَةِ الْخُسُوفِ بِقِرَاءَتِهِ، فَإِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ قِرَاءَتِهِ كَبَّرَ فَرَكَعَ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَةِ قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ، رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ. ثُمَّ يُعَاوِدُ الْقِرَاءَةَ فِي صَلاَةِ الْكُسُوفِ، أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعَ سَجَدَاتٍ. وَقَالَ الأَوْزَاعِيُّ وَغَيْرُهُ سَمِعْتُ الزُّهْرِيَّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَنَّ الشَّمْسَ، خَسَفَتْ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَبَعَثَ مُنَادِيًا بِالصَّلاَةُ جَامِعَةٌ، فَتَقَدَّمَ فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعَ سَجَدَاتٍ. وَأَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ نَمِرٍ سَمِعَ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ مِثْلَهُ. قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ فَقُلْتُ مَا صَنَعَ أَخُوكَ ذَلِكَ، عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ مَا صَلَّى إِلاَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ مِثْلَ الصُّبْحِ إِذْ صَلَّى بِالْمَدِينَةِ. قَالَ أَجَلْ، إِنَّهُ أَخْطَأَ السُّنَّةَ. تَابَعَهُ سُفْيَانُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ وَسُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ فِي الْجَهْرِ.
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) recited (the Qur'an) aloud during the eclipse prayer and when he had finished
the eclipse prayer he said the Takbir and bowed. When he stood straight from bowing he would say
"Sami 'allahu liman hamidah Rabbana wa laka l-hamd." And he would again start reciting. In the
eclipse prayer there are four bowing and four prostrations in two rak`at. Al-Auza'i and others said that
they had heard Az-Zuhri from 'Urwa from `Aisha saying, "In the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) the sun
eclipsed, and he made a person to announce: 'Prayer in congregation.' He led the prayer and performed
four bowing and four prostrations in two rak`at." Narrated Al-Walid that `Abdur-Rahman bin Namir
had informed him that he had heard the same. Ibn Shihab heard the same. Az-Zuhri said, "I asked
('Urwa), 'What did your brother `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair do? He prayed two rak`at (of the eclipse
prayer) like the morning prayer, when he offered the (eclipse) prayer in Medina.' 'Urwa replied that he
had missed (i.e. did not pray according to) the Prophet's tradition." Sulaiman bin Kathir and Sufyan
bin Husain narrated from Az-Zuhri that the prayer for the eclipse used to be offered with loud
recitation.
Narrated by Narrated `Aisha:
Context
In this hadith, narrated by `Aisha, the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) demonstrated the proper way to perform the eclipse prayer. He recited the Qur'an aloud during the prayer, which consisted of four bowings and four prostrations in two rak`ats. This practice was established during a solar eclipse that occurred in his time, emphasizing the importance of communal prayer during significant natural events.
Modern Application
In today's context, this hadith reminds Muslims of the importance of gathering for prayer during extraordinary events. It encourages communities to come together in worship, especially during times of natural phenomena, reinforcing the value of collective faith and support.
Topics
This hadith is tagged with Prayer and Divine Signs because it illustrates the practice of communal prayer during a significant natural event, highlighting the connection between faith and divine occurrences.
Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur'an of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed.
