Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Thalabah bin Abbad Abdi says that I was once present at the sermon of Hazrat Samurah bin Jundub, and he mentioned that I and an Ansari boy were aiming at a prey during the time of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when the sun had remained above the horizon for the viewer’s eye about two or three spears’ length. It became as black as the black herb called Tanumah. One of us said to his companion, “Let’s go to the mosque; surely the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) will say something to his ummah about this.” We immediately went to the mosque and saw that there was a crowd of people and people had gathered. When the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to go to the mosque, we were fortunate to go with him. He moved forward and led the people in such a long prayer as he had never led before. We did not hear his voice in it. Then he performed such a long prostration as he had never done before. We did not hear his voice. He did the same in the second rak’ah. When he was sitting in the second rak’ah’s qa’dah, the sun became bright again. Then he said the salam (to end the prayer).