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Sahih Muslim #2009

The Book of Prayer - Eclipses
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The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُصْعَبٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْمِقْدَامِ - حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ عِلاَقَةَ، - وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالَ قَالَ زِيَادُ بْنُ عِلاَقَةَ - سَمِعْتُ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ شُعْبَةَ، يَقُولُ انْكَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ مَاتَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ لاَ يَنْكَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلاَ لِحَيَاتِهِ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُمَا فَادْعُوا اللَّهَ وَصَلُّوا حَتَّى يَنْكَشِفَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏
I heard Mughira b. Shu'ba saying that the sun eclipsed during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the day when Ibrahim died. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Verily the sun and the moon are the two signs among the signs of Allah. They do not eclipse on account of the death of anyone or on account of the birth of anyone. So when you see them, supplicate Allah, and observe prayer till it is over.
Narrated by Ziyad b. 'Ilaqa reported:

Context

Mughira b. Shu'ba narrates an event during the time of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) when an eclipse occurred on the day of Ibrahim's death. The Prophet clarified that eclipses are signs of Allah and not related to human events. This teaching encourages Muslims to turn to prayer and supplication during such occurrences.

Modern Application

Today, this hadith serves as a reminder for Muslims to engage in prayer during natural phenomena like eclipses, reinforcing the connection between faith and the natural world.

Topics

This hadith is tagged with Divine Signs and Prophetic Teachings because it highlights the significance of natural phenomena as signs of Allah and the teachings of the Prophet (ﷺ) regarding them.

Divine SignsProphetic Teachings

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This hadith is #2009 from Sahih Muslim, in the Book of The Book of Prayer - Eclipses. It is graded Sahih and narrated by Ziyad b. 'Ilaqa reported:.

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