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Sunan an-Nasai 1481 — Eclipse Prayer with Long Standing
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Solar Eclipse Prayer Hadith: Long Standing and Public Worship
Sunan an-Nasai : 1481
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1481
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زَيْدٍ، سَعِيدُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَفْصَةَ، مَوْلَى عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّهُ، لَمَّا كَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَوَضَّأَ وَأَمَرَ فَنُودِيَ أَنَّ الصَّلاَةَ جَامِعَةٌ فَقَامَ فَأَطَالَ الْقِيَامَ فِي صَلاَتِهِ . قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَحَسِبْتُ قَرَأَ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَأَطَالَ الرُّكُوعَ ثُمَّ قَالَ " سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ " . ثُمَّ قَامَ مِثْلَ مَا قَامَ وَلَمْ يَسْجُدْ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَسَجَدَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَنَعَ مِثْلَ مَا صَنَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَسَجْدَةً ثُمَّ جَلَسَ وَجُلِّيَ عَنِ الشَّمْسِ .
A'isha Narrated from:
When the sun was eclipsed during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he performed wudu' and ordered that the call be given: 'As-salatu jami'ah.' He stood for a long time in prayer, and 'Aishah said: "I thought that he recited Surah Al-Baqarah. Then he bowed for a long time, then he said: Sami' Allahu liman hamidah. Then he bowed, then prostrated. Then he stood up and did the same again, bowing twice and prostrating once. Then he sat and the eclipse ended."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1481In-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 23English translation : Vol. 2, Book 16, Hadith 1482
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1481
This Hadith about solar eclipse prayer shows how the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم responded when the sun was eclipsed. He performed wudu, ordered the call As-salatu jami'ah, and then stood in prayer for a long time. Aishah thought he recited something as long as Surah Al-Baqarah. The narration also describes long bowing, the phrase Sami Allahu liman hamidah, more standing, bowing, and prostration. The main lesson is simple: an eclipse was not treated as entertainment or a random event. It moved the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم toward prayer, humility, and remembrance of Allah. The eclipse prayer hadith also shows calm communal worship, with people being called together for salah.
What we learn from this hadith
- An eclipse should turn Muslims toward prayer and remembrance.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم called people together for eclipse prayer.
- Long standing, bowing, and prostration are described in this prayer.
- Purification before prayer was part of the response shown in the narration.
