That there was an eclipse of the sun and the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) prayed two rak'ahs until it ended. Then he said: "The sun and the moon do not become eclipsed for the death of anyone, but they are two of His creations. Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, causes whatever He wants to happen in His creation. If Allah (SWT), the Mighty and Sublime, manifests Himself to any of His creation, it humbles itself before Him, so if either of them (solar or lunar eclipse) happens, pray until it is over or until Allah causes something to happen."
Narrated by It was narrated from Qabisah Al-Hilali:
Context
This hadith recounts an instance where the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) prayed during a solar eclipse, performing two rak'ahs until the eclipse ended. He emphasized that natural phenomena like eclipses are not signs of human events but reminders of Allah's creation. This teaching encourages believers to turn to prayer during such occurrences.
Modern Application
In contemporary life, this hadith encourages Muslims to engage in prayer during unusual natural events. It serves as a reminder to seek connection with Allah and reflect on His creation during times of awe.
Topics
This hadith is tagged with Prayer because it illustrates the Prophet's (ﷺ) response to a solar eclipse through prayer, highlighting the significance of worship during extraordinary events.
And of His signs are the night and day and the sun and moon. Do not prostrate to the sun or to the moon, but prostate to Allah, who created them, if it should be Him that you worship.
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.
And when he saw the sun rising, he said, "This is my lord; this is greater." But when it set, he said, "O my people, indeed I am free from what you associate with Allah.
It is He who made the sun a shining light and the moon a derived light and determined for it phases - that you may know the number of years and account [of time]. Allah has not created this except in truth. He details the signs for a people who know
He causes the night to enter the day, and He causes the day to enter the night and has subjected the sun and the moon - each running [its course] for a specified term. That is Allah, your Lord; to Him belongs sovereignty. And those whom you invoke other than Him do not possess [as much as] the membrane of a date seed.
This hadith is #1492 from Sunan an-Nasa'i, in the Book of The Book of Eclipses. It is graded Sahih and narrated by It was narrated from Qabisah Al-Hilali:.
