16/10. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1471 — Six Bowings in Eclipse Prayer
Another version of the eclipse prayer
Eclipse Prayer Hadith: Six Bowings and Four Prostrations
Sunan an-Nasai : 1471
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1471
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، فِي صَلاَةِ الآيَاتِ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلَّى سِتَّ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي أَرْبَعِ سَجَدَاتٍ . قُلْتُ لِمُعَاذٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لاَ شَكَّ وَلاَ مِرْيَةَ .
It was narrated fom 'Ata from Ibn 'Umair, from Aishah, that: The Prophet (ﷺ) prayed, bowing six times and prostrating four times. "I said to Mu'adh: 'Is this from the Prophet (ﷺ)?' He said: 'Without a doubt.'"
[1] The speaker is Ishâq bin Ibrâhîm, the Shaikh of An-Nasâ'î, and he is referring to Mu'âdh bin Hishâm, from whom he narrated it.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1471In-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 13English translation : Vol. 2, Book 16, Hadith 1472
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1471
This narration reports a form of the eclipse prayer from Aishah. It states that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) prayed with six bowings and four prostrations. The narrator then asked Mu'adh whether this was from the Prophet, and he answered with certainty. For people searching Salat al-Kusuf number of ruku, this Hadith is directly about that point. The text does not give the full prayer speech or describe the cause of the eclipse. It records the number of bowings and prostrations and affirms the report as coming from the Prophet. The safe explanation is to keep the focus on the reported prayer pattern during an eclipse.
What we learn from this hadith
- Aishah narrated an eclipse prayer with six bowings.
- The narration mentions four prostrations.
- The report was affirmed as being from the Prophet.
- The Hadith focuses on the structure of the eclipse prayer.
