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Hadith 1178

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ ، حَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءٌ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : كُسِفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ النَّاسُ : إِنَّمَا كُسِفَتْ لِمَوْتِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ابْنِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ سِتَّ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي أَرْبَعِ سَجَدَاتٍ ، كَبَّرَ ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ فَأَطَالَ الْقِرَاءَةَ ، ثُمَّ رَكَعَ نَحْوًا مِمَّا قَامَ ، ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَرَأَ دُونَ الْقِرَاءَةِ الْأُولَى ، ثُمَّ رَكَعَ نَحْوًا مِمَّا قَامَ ، ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَرَأَ الْقِرَاءَةَ الثَّالِثَةَ دُونَ الْقِرَاءَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ ، ثُمَّ رَكَعَ نَحْوًا مِمَّا قَامَ ، ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَانْحَدَرَ لِلسُّجُودِ فَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَرَكَعَ ثَلَاثَ رَكَعَاتٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لَيْسَ فِيهَا رَكْعَةٌ إِلَّا الَّتِي قَبْلَهَا أَطْوَلُ مِنَ الَّتِي بَعْدَهَا إِلَّا أَنَّ رُكُوعَهُ نَحْوٌ مِنْ قِيَامِهِ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ تَأَخَّرَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَتَأَخَّرَتِ الصُّفُوفُ مَعَهُ ، ثُمَّ تَقَدَّمَ فَقَامَ فِي مَقَامِهِ وَتَقَدَّمَتِ الصُّفُوفُ فَقَضَى الصَّلَاةَ وَقَدْ طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ ، فَقَالَ : " يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ، إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَا يَنْكَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ بَشَرٍ ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ شَيْئًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَصَلُّوا حَتَّى تَنْجَلِيَ " . وَسَاقَ بَقِيَّةَ الْحَدِيثِ .
Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah: There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had died. The people began to to say that there was an eclipse on account of the death of Ibrahim. The Prophet ﷺ stood up and led the people in prayer performing six bowings and four prostrations. he said: Allah is most great, and then recited from the Quran and prolonged the recitation. He then bowed nearly as long as he stood. He then raised his head and recited from the Quran but it was less than the first (recitation). He then bowed nearly as long as he stood. He then raised his head and then recited from the Quran for the third time, but it was less than the second recitation. He then bowed nearly as long as he stood. he then raised his head and then recited from the Quran for the third time, but it was less than the second recitation. he then bowed nearly as long as he stood. Then he raised his head and went down for prostration. he made two prostrations. He then stood and made three bowings before prostrating himself, the preceding bowing being more lengthy than the following, but he bowed nearly as long as he stood. He then stepped back during the prayer and the rows (of the people) too stepped back along with him. Then he stepped forward and stood in his place, and the rows too stepped forward. he then finished the prayer and the sun had become bright. He said: O people, the sun and the moon are two of Allah's signs; they are not eclipsed on account of a man's death. So when you see anything of that nature, offer prayer until the sun becomes bright. The narrator then narrated the rest of the tradition.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب صلاة الاستسقاء / 1178
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح وساق بقية الحديث  |  زبیر علی زئی: صحيح مسلم (904)
Hadith Takhrij « صحیح مسلم/الکسوف 3 (904)، سنن النسائی/الکسوف 12 (1477)، (تحفة الأشراف: 2438)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (3/274، 382) (صحیح) » (چھ رکوع والی بات شاذ ہے، صحیح ’’چار رکوع‘‘ ہے)
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Brief Explanation
1؎: This narration is also shaadh (anomalous); the authentic narration is of two bowings (ruku‘), as is found in the subsequent narration of Jabir radi Allahu anhu himself.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1178. Commentary:
➊ The connection of this hadith to the chapter is not clear, except that in the eclipse prayer (salat al-kusuf), each first standing (qiyam) and bowing (ruku) should be long, and the second should be shorter than the first.
➋ The reason the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) moved forward from his prayer mat was due to witnessing Paradise, and his stepping back was because Hell was shown to him.
➌ According to Shaykh al-Albani (rahimahullah), the wording mentioning six bowings (ruku) in this narration is anomalous (shadh). The preserved wording is of four bowings, as is mentioned in the next hadith.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1178
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1479. Commentary: For benefits, see narration: 1473.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1479