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Sunan an-Nasai 1489 — Eclipse Prayer Like Our Salah
Another version
Eclipse Prayer Like Regular Salah: Bowing and Prostrating
Sunan an-Nasai : 1489
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1489
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلَّى حِينَ انْكَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ مِثْلَ صَلاَتِنَا يَرْكَعُ وَيَسْجُدُ .
An-Nu'man bin Bashir Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed when there was an eclipse of the sun like our prayer, bowing and prostrating.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1489In-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 31English translation : Vol. 2, Book 16, Hadith 1490
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1489
This Hadith about eclipse prayer is very short and focused. An-Nu'man bin Bashir narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed when the sun eclipsed like our prayer, bowing and prostrating. The narration does not give a long sermon or a detailed order of every part of the prayer. It simply shows that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم responded to the eclipse with salah, including rukoo and sujood. For readers searching for how to pray during an eclipse, this Hadith highlights the familiar acts of prayer: standing before Allah, bowing, and prostrating. It keeps the lesson practical. When the eclipse came, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not ignore it; he prayed.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed when the sun eclipsed.
- The narration mentions bowing and prostrating.
- Eclipse prayer is shown as an act of worship.
- The Hadith keeps the action simple and easy to understand.
