\nNarrated `Aisha:\n \n\n(the wife of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) In the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) the sun eclipsed and he went to the \nMosque and the people aligned behind him. He said the Takbir (starting the prayer) and prolonged the \nrecitation (from the Qur'an) and then said Takbir and performed a prolonged bowing; then he (lifted \nhis head and) said, "Sami allahu liman hamidah" (Allah heard him who sent his praises to Him). He \nthen did not prostrate but stood up and recited a prolonged recitation which was shorter than the first \nrecitation. He again said Takbir and then bowed a prolonged bowing but shorter than the first one and \nthen said, "Sami`a l-lahu Lyman hamidah Rabbana walak-lhamd, (Allah heard him who sent his \npraises to Him. O our Sustainer! All the praises are for You)" and then prostrated and did the same in \nthe second rak`a; thus he completed four bowing and four prostrations. The sun (eclipse) had cleared \nbefore he finished the prayer. (After the prayer) he stood up, glorified and praised Allah as He \ndeserved and then said, "The sun and the moon are two of the signs of Allah. They do not eclipse \nbecause of the death or the life (i.e. birth) of someone. When you see them make haste for the prayer." \nNarrated Az-Zuhri: I said to 'Urwa, "When the sun eclipsed at Medina your brother (`Abdullah bin Az-Zubair) offered only a two-rak`at prayer like that of the morning (Fajr) prayer." 'Urwa replied, "Yes, \nfor he missed the Prophet's tradition (concerning this matter)."\n

\nNarrated `Aisha:\n \n\n(the wife of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) In the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) the sun eclipsed and he went to the \nMosque and the people aligned behind him. He said the Takbir (starting the prayer) and prolonged the \nrecitation (from the Qur'an) and then said Takbir and performed a prolonged bowing; then he (lifted \nhis head and) said, "Sami allahu liman hamidah" (Allah heard him who sent his praises to Him). He \nthen did not prostrate but stood up and recited a prolonged recitation which was shorter than the first \nrecitation. He again said Takbir and then bowed a prolonged bowing but shorter than the first one and \nthen said, "Sami`a l-lahu Lyman hamidah Rabbana walak-lhamd, (Allah heard him who sent his \npraises to Him. O our Sustainer! All the praises are for You)" and then prostrated and did the same in \nthe second rak`a; thus he completed four bowing and four prostrations. The sun (eclipse) had cleared \nbefore he finished the prayer. (After the prayer) he stood up, glorified and praised Allah as He \ndeserved and then said, "The sun and the moon are two of the signs of Allah. They do not eclipse \nbecause of the death or the life (i.e. birth) of someone. When you see them make haste for the prayer." \nNarrated Az-Zuhri: I said to 'Urwa, "When the sun eclipsed at Medina your brother (`Abdullah bin Az-Zubair) offered only a two-rak`at prayer like that of the morning (Fajr) prayer." 'Urwa replied, "Yes, \nfor he missed the Prophet's tradition (concerning this matter)."\n

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَنْبَسَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عُرْوَةُ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ خَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ فِي حَيَاةِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَخَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَصَفَّ النَّاسُ وَرَاءَهُ، فَكَبَّرَ فَاقْتَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قِرَاءَةً طَوِيلَةً، ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَرَكَعَ رُكُوعًا طَوِيلاً، ثُمَّ قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ‏.‏ فَقَامَ وَلَمْ يَسْجُدْ، وَقَرَأَ قِرَاءَةً طَوِيلَةً، هِيَ أَدْنَى مِنَ الْقِرَاءَةِ الأُولَى، ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَرَكَعَ رُكُوعًا طَوِيلاً، وَهْوَ أَدْنَى مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ الأَوَّلِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ، رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ‏.‏ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الآخِرَةِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، فَاسْتَكْمَلَ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي أَرْبَعِ سَجَدَاتٍ، وَانْجَلَتِ الشَّمْسُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْصَرِفَ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللَّهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏\n"‏ هُمَا آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ، لاَ يَخْسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلاَ لِحَيَاتِهِ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُمَا فَافْزَعُوا إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَكَانَ يُحَدِّثُ كَثِيرُ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ كَانَ يُحَدِّثُ يَوْمَ خَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ لِعُرْوَةَ إِنَّ أَخَاكَ يَوْمَ خَسَفَتْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ لَمْ يَزِدْ عَلَى رَكْعَتَيْنِ مِثْلَ الصُّبْحِ‏.‏ قَالَ أَجَلْ لأَنَّهُ أَخْطَأَ السُّنَّةَ‏.‏