صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الكسوفThe Book of The Eclipses.
بَابُ صَلاَةِ النِّسَاءِ مَعَ الرِّجَالِ فِي الْكُسُوفِ:Chapter. The offering of the Eclipse Salat (prayer) by women along with men.
Hadith 1053
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ ، قَال : أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ امْرَأَتِهِ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ الْمُنْذِرِ ، عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ : أَتَيْتُ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ خَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَإِذَا النَّاسُ قِيَامٌ يُصَلُّونَ وَإِذَا هِيَ قَائِمَةٌ تُصَلِّي ، فَقُلْتُ : مَا لِلنَّاسِ ، فَأَشَارَتْ بِيَدِهَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ ، وَقَالَتْ : سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ، فَقُلْتُ : آيَةٌ فَأَشَارَتْ ، أَيْ نَعَمْ ، قَالَتْ : فَقُمْتُ حَتَّى تَجَلَّانِي الْغَشْيُ فَجَعَلْتُ أَصُبُّ فَوْقَ رَأْسِي الْمَاءَ ، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : مَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ كُنْتُ لَمْ أَرَهُ إِلَّا قَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ فِي مَقَامِي هَذَا حَتَّى الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ ، وَلَقَدْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّكُمْ تُفْتَنُونَ فِي الْقُبُورِ مِثْلَ أَوْ قَرِيبًا مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الدَّجَّالِ لَا أَدْرِي أَيَّتَهُمَا ، قَالَتْ أَسْمَاءُ : يُؤْتَى أَحَدُكُمْ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ : مَا عِلْمُكَ بِهَذَا الرَّجُلِ ؟ فَأَمَّا الْمُؤْمِنُ أَوِ الْمُوقِنُ لَا أَدْرِي أَيَّ ذَلِكَ ، قَالَتْ أَسْمَاءُ : فَيَقُولُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " جَاءَنَا بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ وَالْهُدَى ، فَأَجَبْنَا وَآمَنَّا وَاتَّبَعْنَا ، فَيُقَالُ لَهُ نَمْ صَالِحًا فَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا إِنْ كُنْتَ لَمُوقِنًا وَأَمَّا الْمُنَافِقُ أَوِ الْمُرْتَابُ لَا أَدْرِي أَيَّتَهُمَا " ، قَالَتْ أَسْمَاءُ : فَيَقُولُ لَا أَدْرِي ، سَمِعْتُ النَّاسَ يَقُولُونَ شَيْئًا فَقُلْتُهُ .
Narrated Fatima bint Al-Mundhir: Asma' bint Al Bakr said, "I came to `Aisha the wife of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) during the solar eclipse. The people were standing and offering the prayer and she was also praying too. I asked her, 'What has happened to the people?' She pointed out with her hand towards the sky and said, 'Subhan-Allah'. I said, 'Is there a sign?' She pointed out in the affirmative." Asma' further said, "I too then stood up for the prayer till I fainted and then poured water on my head. When Allah's Apostle had finished his prayer, he thanked and praised Allah and said, 'I have seen at this place of mine what I have never seen even Paradise and Hell. No doubt, it has been inspired to me that you will be put to trial in the graves like or nearly like the trial of (Masih) Ad-Dajjal. (I do not know which one of the two Asma' said.) (The angels) will come to everyone of you and will ask what do you know about this man (i.e. Muhammad). The believer or a firm believer (I do not know which word Asma' said) will reply, 'He is Muhammad, Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) who came to us with clear evidences and guidance, so we accepted his teachings, believed and followed him.' The angels will then say to him, 'Sleep peacefully as we knew surely that you were a firm believer.' The hypocrite or doubtful person (I do not know which word Asma' said) will say, 'I do not know. I heard the people saying something so I said it (the same).' "
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
This hadith sheds light on many matters, among which is the issue of women’s participation in the prayer of eclipse (salat al-kusuf), as well as details regarding the punishment of the grave and the trial of the grave. It also clarifies that the believers will affirm the messengership of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and express their adherence to him in the grave, while the disbelievers will become confused there and will not be able to give the correct answer, thus becoming deserving of Hellfire.
May Allah grant every Muslim steadfastness in the grave (Ameen).
This hadith sheds light on many matters, among which is the issue of women’s participation in the prayer of eclipse (salat al-kusuf), as well as details regarding the punishment of the grave and the trial of the grave. It also clarifies that the believers will affirm the messengership of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and express their adherence to him in the grave, while the disbelievers will become confused there and will not be able to give the correct answer, thus becoming deserving of Hellfire.
May Allah grant every Muslim steadfastness in the grave (Ameen).
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 1053
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
Imam Nawawi rahimahullah and some scholars of Kufa are of the opinion that women should not perform the eclipse prayer (salat al-kusuf) together with men, but rather they should perform the prayer individually. However, from this hadith it is evident that women performed this prayer along with men.
In the narration of Sahih Muslim, Lady Aisha radi Allahu anha states:
I came to the mosque along with other women, passing through the spaces between the rooms.
(Sahih Muslim, al-Kusuf, Hadith: 2098(903))
From this, it is also clear that for the performance of this prayer, women were at some distance behind the men, just as they are in the back rows of the mosque during other prayers. Therefore, there is no harm in women performing the eclipse prayer together with men at the time of a solar eclipse.
(Fath al-Bari: 2/701)
Imam Nawawi rahimahullah and some scholars of Kufa are of the opinion that women should not perform the eclipse prayer (salat al-kusuf) together with men, but rather they should perform the prayer individually. However, from this hadith it is evident that women performed this prayer along with men.
In the narration of Sahih Muslim, Lady Aisha radi Allahu anha states:
I came to the mosque along with other women, passing through the spaces between the rooms.
(Sahih Muslim, al-Kusuf, Hadith: 2098(903))
From this, it is also clear that for the performance of this prayer, women were at some distance behind the men, just as they are in the back rows of the mosque during other prayers. Therefore, there is no harm in women performing the eclipse prayer together with men at the time of a solar eclipse.
(Fath al-Bari: 2/701)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 1053
