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Sunan an-Nasai 1495 — Eclipse Prayer with No Voice Heard
Not reciting out loud
Silent Eclipse Prayer Hadith: No Voice Heard During Salah
Sunan an-Nasai : 1495
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1495
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّادٍ، - رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ - عَنْ سَمُرَةَ، . أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلَّى بِهِمْ فِي كُسُوفِ الشَّمْسِ لاَ نَسْمَعُ لَهُ صَوْتًا .
Samurah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) led them in prayer during an eclipse of the sun, and we did not hear him say anything.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1495In-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 37English translation : Vol. 2, Book 16, Hadith 1496
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1495
This very brief Hadith about silent eclipse prayer comes from Samurah. It says that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم led them in prayer during an eclipse of the sun, and they did not hear him say anything. The report is short, so the explanation should stay within what it states. It confirms that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed with the people during a solar eclipse. It also records Samurah's observation that no voice was heard from him in that prayer. For people comparing eclipse prayer narrations, this Hadith is often searched with terms like silent eclipse prayer hadith or no audible recitation eclipse prayer. The practical point here is not a broad ruling from this text alone, but the specific report of what Samurah witnessed.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم led prayer during a solar eclipse.
- Samurah reported that they did not hear his voice.
- The narration focuses on one observed feature of the prayer.
- The eclipse was met with congregational prayer.
