10/5. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 911c — Ibrahim and Eclipse
The Call For The Eclipse Prayer: "As-Salatu Jami'ah (The Prayer Is Being Assembled)
Ibrahim's Death and the Solar Eclipse Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 911c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 911c
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، وَأَبُو أُسَامَةَ وَابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، وَوَكِيعٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، وَمَرْوَانُ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . وَفِي حَدِيثِ سُفْيَانَ وَوَكِيعٍ انْكَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ يَوْمَ مَاتَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ انْكَسَفَتْ لِمَوْتِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ .
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Isma'il with the same chain of transmitters and in the hadith narrated by Sufyan and Waki' (the words are): " The sun eclipsed on the day when Ibrahim died, and the people said: It has eclipsed on the death of Ibrahim."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 911cIn-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 25USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1989
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 911c
This narration mentions that the sun eclipsed on the day Ibrahim died, and some people said it had eclipsed because of Ibrahim's death. The wording is connected to the same chain of transmitters as the earlier report. The key point is the mistaken link people made between the eclipse and a person's death. This hadith is important for anyone searching for the solar eclipse on the day Ibrahim died. It shows that people may attach emotional meanings to events, but the Prophet's teaching in the related narrations directs them back to Allah's signs, prayer, and correct belief.
What we learn from this hadith
- Some people connected the eclipse to Ibrahim's death.
- The narration preserves an important moment of correction.
- Natural signs should not be tied to personal death without proof.
- The report supports the wider teaching that eclipses are signs of Allah.
