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Sunan Abi Dawud 1194 — Seeking Protection Through Istighfar
Whoever Said That Only Two Ruku' Should Be Performed (In Eclipse Prayer)
Eclipse Prayer Hadith: Long Sujud and Seeking Forgiveness
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1194
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1194
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ انْكَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمْ يَكَدْ يَرْكَعُ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ يَرْفَعُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ يَسْجُدُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ يَرْفَعُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ يَسْجُدُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَلَمْ يَكَدْ يَرْفَعُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ وَفَعَلَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأُخْرَى مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ نَفَخَ فِي آخِرِ سُجُودِهِ فَقَالَ " أُفْ أُفْ " . ثُمَّ قَالَ " رَبِّ أَلَمْ تَعِدْنِي أَنْ لاَ تُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَأَنَا فِيهِمْ أَلَمْ تَعِدْنِي أَنْ لاَ تُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ " . فَفَرَغَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ صَلاَتِهِ وَقَدْ أَمْحَصَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ .
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As Narrated from:
There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up and he was not going to perform bowing till he bowed; and he was not going to raise his head till he raised (after bowing); and he was not going to prostrate himself till he prostrated himself; and he was not going to raise his head till he raised (at the end of prostration); he did similarly in the second rak'ah, he then puffed in the last prostration saying; Fie, Fie!He then said: My Lord, didst Thou not promise me that Thou wouldst not punish them so long as I will remain among them? Didst Thou not promise me that Thou will not punish them so long as they continue to beg pardon of Thee. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) finished the prayer, and the sun was clear. The narrator then narrated the tradition (in full).
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1194In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 34English translation : Book 3, Hadith 1190
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1194
This hadith describes a very intense eclipse prayer. Abdullah ibn Amr reports that during a solar eclipse, the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم stood so long that it seemed he was not going to bow until he did. He bowed for a long time, raised his head, then prolonged the movements in the same way, including prostration. He did the same in the second rak'ah. In the last prostration he said, “Fie, Fie!” Then he called upon Allah, mentioning Allah’s promise not to punish them while he was among them and while they sought forgiveness. The prayer ended when the sun was clear. The core message is prayer, awe, and istighfar.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prolonged the standing, bowing, and prostration during the eclipse.
- He made a supplication in the last prostration.
- The supplication mentioned seeking forgiveness from Allah.
- The prayer ended when the sun had become clear.
