16/22. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1499 — Eclipse Prayer and Grave Trial
Sitting on the minbar after the eclipse prayer
Eclipse Prayer and the Trial of the Grave Hadith
Sunan an-Nasai : 1499
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1499
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ عَمْرَةَ، حَدَّثَتْهُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَرَجَ مَخْرَجًا فَخُسِفَ بِالشَّمْسِ فَخَرَجْنَا إِلَى الْحُجْرَةِ فَاجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْنَا نِسَاءٌ وَأَقْبَلَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَذَلِكَ ضَحْوَةً فَقَامَ قِيَامًا طَوِيلاً ثُمَّ رَكَعَ رُكُوعًا طَوِيلاً ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَامَ دُونَ الْقِيَامِ الأَوَّلِ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ دُونَ رُكُوعِهِ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ ثُمَّ قَامَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَصَنَعَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ إِلاَّ أَنَّ قِيَامَهُ وَرُكُوعَهُ دُونَ الرَّكْعَةِ الأُولَى ثُمَّ سَجَدَ وَتَجَلَّتِ الشَّمْسُ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَعَدَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ فِيمَا يَقُولُ " إِنَّ النَّاسَ يُفْتَنُونَ فِي قُبُورِهِمْ كَفِتْنَةِ الدَّجَّالِ " . مُخْتَصَرٌ .
A'isha Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) went out and the sun became eclipsed. We went out to the apartment and some women gathered around us. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) turned to us, and that was at the time of the forenoon. He stood for a long time, then he bowed for a long time, then he raised his head and stood for a shorter time than the first, then he bowed for a shorter time than the first, then he prostrated.Then he stood up again and did the same, except that he stood and bowed for a shorter time than in the first rak'ah. Then he prostrated and the eclipse ended. When he had finished he sat on the minbar and among the things he said was : 'The people will be tried in their graves like the trial of the Dajjal.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1499In-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 41English translation : Vol. 2, Book 16, Hadith 1500
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1499
This Hadith about eclipse prayer and the trial of the grave is narrated by Aishah. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم went out, and the sun became eclipsed. Aishah and other women gathered near the apartment. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم came at the time of the forenoon and prayed. He stood for a long time, bowed for a long time, then stood and bowed for shorter times than before, and prostrated. In the second rak'ah, he did similar actions, but the standing and bowing were shorter than in the first rak'ah. The eclipse ended, and when he finished, he sat on the minbar. Among what he said was that people will be tested in their graves like the trial of the Dajjal. The narration links the eclipse prayer with a serious reminder about the Hereafter.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed during the solar eclipse.
- The prayer included long standing and bowing.
- After the prayer, he gave a reminder from the minbar.
- The narration mentions the grave trial like the trial of the Dajjal.
