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Sunan Abi Dawud 1195 — Dhikr and Dua During Eclipse
Whoever Said That Only Two Ruku' Should Be Performed (In Eclipse Prayer)
Solar Eclipse Hadith: Dhikr, Dua, and Prayer Until the Sun Cleared
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1195
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1195
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْجُرَيْرِيُّ، عَنْ حَيَّانَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ بَيْنَمَا أَنَا أَتَرَمَّى، بِأَسْهُمٍ فِي حَيَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذْ كُسِفَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَنَبَذْتُهُنَّ وَقُلْتُ لأَنْظُرَنَّ مَا أُحْدِثَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي كُسُوفِ الشَّمْسِ الْيَوْمَ فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَهُوَ رَافِعٌ يَدَيْهِ يُسَبِّحُ وَيُحَمِّدُ وَيُهَلِّلُ وَيَدْعُو حَتَّى حُسِرَ عَنِ الشَّمْسِ فَقَرَأَ بِسُورَتَيْنِ وَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ .
Narrated 'Abd al-Rahman b. Samurah : During the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) I was shooting some arrows when an eclipse of the sun tok place. I, therefore , threw them (the arrows) away and said: I must see how the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) acts in a solar eclipse today. So I came to him; he was standing (in prayer) raising his hands, glorifying Allah, praising Him, acknowledging that He is the only Deity, and making supplication till the sun was clear. He then recited two surahs and prayed two rak'ahs.
[1] That is; saying Lā ilāha ill-Allāh , or similar.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1195In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 35English translation : Book 3, Hadith 1191
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1195
This hadith gives a personal scene from Abd al-Rahman b. Samurah. He was shooting arrows when a solar eclipse took place. He threw the arrows away because he wanted to see how the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم would act during the eclipse. He found him standing in prayer, raising his hands, glorifying Allah, praising Him, declaring that Allah is the only Deity, and making dua until the sun became clear. After that, he recited two surahs and prayed two rak'ahs. The report highlights dhikr during eclipse, dua during eclipse, and prayer. It also shows the narrator leaving his own activity to learn from the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم response.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narrator left his arrows to see the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم response.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم raised his hands in worship.
- He glorified Allah, praised Him, declared His oneness, and made dua.
- The report mentions two surahs and two rak'ahs after the sun cleared.
