3/5. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1181 — Eclipse Prayer with Two Bowings
Whoever Said That It Should Be Prayed With Four Rak'ahs
Solar Eclipse Prayer Hadith: Two Bowings in Each Rak'ah
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1181
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1181
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَنْبَسَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ كَانَ كَثِيرُ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، كَانَ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلَّى فِي كُسُوفِ الشَّمْسِ مِثْلَ حَدِيثِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ رَكْعَتَيْنِ .
`Abdullah bin `Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed at the solar eclipse as reported in the tradition narrated by 'Urwah from Aishah from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that he offered two rak'ahs of prayer bowing twice in each rak'ah.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1181In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 21English translation : Book 3, Hadith 1177
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1181
This hadith about eclipse prayer gives a short but clear picture of how the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed during a solar eclipse. Ibn Abbas reports that the prayer matched the narration from Aishah: it was two rak'ahs, and in each rak'ah there were two bowings. The main lesson is simple: when the sun was eclipsed, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم turned to salah. The wording does not add a sermon, charity, or other acts here. It focuses on the form of Salat al-Kusuf, especially the repeated bowing. For anyone searching for solar eclipse prayer hadith, this report shows that the eclipse prayer was not treated like a normal short prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed during a solar eclipse.
- This report describes two rak'ahs in the eclipse prayer.
- Each rak'ah included two bowings according to this narration.
- The hadith highlights salah as the response mentioned here.
