10/5. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 913a — Dua During Eclipse
The Call For The Eclipse Prayer: "As-Salatu Jami'ah (The Prayer Is Being Assembled)
Dua During Solar Eclipse Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 913a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 913a
وَحَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْقَوَارِيرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْجُرَيْرِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَلاَءِ، حَيَّانَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ بَيْنَمَا أَنَا أَرْمِي، بِأَسْهُمِي فِي حَيَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذِ انْكَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَنَبَذْتُهُنَّ وَقُلْتُ لأَنْظُرَنَّ إِلَى مَا يَحْدُثُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي انْكِسَافِ الشَّمْسِ الْيَوْمَ فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَهُوَ رَافِعٌ يَدَيْهِ يَدْعُو وَيُكَبِّرُ وَيَحْمَدُ وَيُهَلِّلُ حَتَّى جُلِّيَ عَنِ الشَّمْسِ فَقَرَأَ سُورَتَيْنِ وَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ .
'Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah Narrated from:
During the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) I was shooting my arrows in Medina, when an eclipse of the sun took place. I, therefore, threw them away and said, I must see how the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) acts in a solar eclipse today. When I came to him, he had been supplicating with his hands, raised, pronouncing Allah-o-Akbar, praising Him, acknowledging that He is One God till the eclipse was over, then he recited two surahs and prayed two rak'ahs.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 913aIn-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 27USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1991
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 913a
This hadith about dua during a solar eclipse shows how carefully a Companion watched the Prophet's response. Abd al-Rahman b. Samura was shooting arrows in Medina when the sun eclipsed. He left what he was doing and went to see how the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) acted. He found him raising his hands, making dua, saying Allahu Akbar, praising Allah, and declaring His Oneness until the eclipse ended. Then he recited two surahs and prayed two rak'ahs. The narration teaches that an eclipse is a time for worship, praise, tawhid, and prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Companion left his activity to observe the Prophet's response to the eclipse.
- The Prophet raised his hands and supplicated during the eclipse.
- Praise, takbir, and tawhid were part of his response.
- After the eclipse cleared, he recited two surahs and prayed two rak'ahs.
