Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 525 — The Book of Salât Al-Kusûf (Eclipse Prayer)

`Abdullah bin `Abbas Narrated from:

The sun eclipsed in the lifetime of the Prophet ﷺ. Allâh’s Messenger ﷺ offered the eclipse Salât (prayer), and stood for a long period equal to the period in which one could recite Sûrat Al-Baqarah. Then he bowed for a long time, and then stood up for a long period, which was shorter than that of the first standing, then bowed again for a long time, but for a shorter period than the first; then he prostrated twice and then stood up for a long period which was shorter than that of the first standing; then he bowed for a long time which was shorter than the previous one, and then he raised his head and stood up for a long time which was shorter than the first standing, then he bowed for a long time which was shorter than the first bowing, and then prostrated (twice) and finished the Salât. By then, the sun (eclipse) had cleared.The Prophet ﷺ then said, "The sun and the moon are two signs from amongst the signs of Allâh. They eclipse neither because of the death of somebody nor because of his life (i.e. birth). So when you see them, remember Allâh."The people said, "O Allâh's Messenger! We saw you taking something from your place and then we saw you retreating." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "I saw Paradise and (stretched my hands towards) a bunch (of its fruit, when you saw me taking something) and had I taken it, you would have eaten from it as long as the world remains. I also saw the Hell-fire and I had never seen such a horrible sight (when you saw me retreating). I saw that most of its inhabitants were women."The people asked, "O Allâh's Messenger! Why is it so?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Because of their ungratefulness." It was asked whether they are ungrateful to Allâh. The Prophet ﷺ said, "They are ungrateful to their companions of life (husbands) and ungrateful to good favours done to them. If you have done good favours to one of them throughout the life and if she notices anything (undesirable) in you, she will say, 'I have never seen any good from you.' "( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 161, Vol. 2)