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Sahih Muslim 901e — Loud Recitation in Eclipse Prayer
The Eclipse Prayer
Eclipse Prayer Hadith: Loud Recitation and Prayer Form
Sahih Muslim : 901e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 901e
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ نَمِرٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ، يُخْبِرُ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَهَرَ فِي صَلاَةِ الْخُسُوفِ بِقِرَاءَتِهِ فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعَ سَجَدَاتٍ . قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ وَأَخْبَرَنِي كَثِيرُ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ صَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَأَرْبَعَ سَجَدَاتٍ .
A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited loudly in the eclipse prayer, and he observed four rak'ahs in the form of two rak'ahs and four prostrations. Zuhri said: Kathir b. 'Abbas narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed four rak'ahs and four prostrations in two rak'ahs.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 901e, 902aIn-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 5USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1970
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 901e
This eclipse prayer hadith highlights two details. First, the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) recited loudly in the eclipse prayer. Second, he prayed four rak'ahs in the form of two rak'ahs and made four prostrations. The report from Ibn 'Abbas, mentioned through Zuhri, supports the same prayer form. The narration does not add a long sermon or extra details about the eclipse. Its focus is the actual prayer: recitation, bowing, and prostration. For someone searching for how eclipse prayer was performed, this hadith is useful because it gives a clear description without adding unrelated points. It also shows that the eclipse prayer was not treated like an ordinary short prayer, but as a serious act of worship.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) recited loudly during the eclipse prayer.
- The prayer was performed as two rak'ahs with repeated bowing.
- The narration from Ibn 'Abbas supports the same prayer form.
