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صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الكسوفThe Book of Prayer - Eclipses
باب مَا عُرِضَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي صَلاَةِ الْكُسُوفِ مِنْ أَمْرِ الْجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِ:Chapter: What Was Shown To The Prophet Of Paradise And Hell During The Eclipse Prayer
Hadith 906
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ الْحَارِثِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي مَنْصُورُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ شَيْبَةَ ، عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ : " فَزِعَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا ، قَالَتْ : تَعْنِي يَوْمَ كَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ ، فَأَخَذَ دِرْعًا حَتَّى أُدْرِكَ بِرِدَائِهِ ، فَقَامَ لِلنَّاسِ قِيَامًا طَوِيلًا ، لَوْ أَنَّ إِنْسَانًا أَتَى لَمْ يَشْعُرْ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَكَعَ مَا حَدَّثَ أَنَّهُ رَكَعَ مِنْ طُولِ الْقِيَامِ " .
Asma' bint Abu Bakr (RA) said: The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) was one day (i. e. on the day when the sun eclipsed) so perturbed that he (in haste) took hold of the outer garment (of a female member of his family) and it was later on that his (own) cloak was sent to him. He stood in prayer along with people for such a long time that if a man came he did not realise that the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) had observed ruku', as it has been narrated about ruku' in connection with long qiyam.
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وحَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْأُمَوِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ ، وَقَالَ : " قِيَامًا طَوِيلًا يَقُومُ ، ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ " ، وَزَادَ : " فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْمَرْأَةِ أَسَنَّ مِنِّي ، وَإِلَى الْأُخْرَى هِيَ أَسْقَمُ مِنِّي " .
Abu Juraij narrated this hadith with the same chain of transmitters (but with the addition of these words):" It was for a long duration that he (the Holy Prophet) observed qiyam and he would then observe ruku'. (The narrator also added) I (Asma') looked at a woman who was older than I, and at another who was weaker than I.
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وحَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الدَّارِمِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَبَّانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورٌ ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ ، عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، قَالَتْ : " كَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَفَزِعَ فَأَخْطَأَ بِدِرْعٍ حَتَّى أُدْرِكَ بِرِدَائِهِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ ، قَالَتْ : فَقَضَيْتُ حَاجَتِي ، ثُمَّ جِئْتُ وَدَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ ، فَرَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَائِمًا ، فَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ فَأَطَالَ الْقِيَامَ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُنِي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَجْلِسَ ، ثُمَّ أَلْتَفِتُ إِلَى الْمَرْأَةِ الضَّعِيفَةِ ، فَأَقُولُ : هَذِهِ أَضْعَفُ مِنِّي فَأَقُومُ ، فَرَكَعَ فَأَطَالَ الرُّكُوعَ ، ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَأَطَالَ الْقِيَامَ ، حَتَّى لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ خُيِّلَ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَرْكَعْ " .
Asma' daughter of Abu Bakr (RA) reported: The sun eclipsed during the lifetime of the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) ; so he felt perturbed and he, by mistake, took hold of the outer garment of a woman till he was given his own cloak. After this I satisfied my need and then came and entered the mosque. I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) standing in prayer. I stood along with him. He prolonged his qiyam till I wished to sit down. Then I cast a glance towards an old woman. So I said: She is older than I. I, therefore, kept standing. He (the Holy Prophet) then observed ruku', and prolonged his ruku'. He then raised his head. He then prolonged his qiyam to such an extent that if a person happened to come he would have thought that he had not observed the ruku'.
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
The purpose of bringing this hadith here is also to show that if a person, despite having the ability and ease, does not provide food or water to any living being, and that creature dies due to hunger or thirst, then this crime can become a cause for that person to enter Hellfire.
Indeed, this woman imprisoned the cat until it died of hunger and thirst, and thus she deserved this punishment. If she had given it water to drink, she would not have been punished. From this, the virtue of giving water to drink is understood, and this is in accordance with the chapter heading.
(‘Ayni)
The purpose of bringing this hadith here is also to show that if a person, despite having the ability and ease, does not provide food or water to any living being, and that creature dies due to hunger or thirst, then this crime can become a cause for that person to enter Hellfire.
Indeed, this woman imprisoned the cat until it died of hunger and thirst, and thus she deserved this punishment. If she had given it water to drink, she would not have been punished. From this, the virtue of giving water to drink is understood, and this is in accordance with the chapter heading.
(‘Ayni)
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 2364
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
The method of prayer is the same for both solar and lunar eclipses.
Delivering a sermon and making supplication after the prayer is also established.
From this narration, it is also understood that whoever oppresses animals will be recompensed for that in the Hereafter.
Hafiz (rahimahullah) has transmitted from Ibn Rashid (rahimahullah) the correspondence between the hadith and the chapter as follows: The supplication and request for mercy by the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is mentioned within the prayer itself, so it is understood that making all kinds of supplications within the prayer is permissible, provided that those supplications remain within the boundaries set by the Shariah.
The method of prayer is the same for both solar and lunar eclipses.
Delivering a sermon and making supplication after the prayer is also established.
From this narration, it is also understood that whoever oppresses animals will be recompensed for that in the Hereafter.
Hafiz (rahimahullah) has transmitted from Ibn Rashid (rahimahullah) the correspondence between the hadith and the chapter as follows: The supplication and request for mercy by the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is mentioned within the prayer itself, so it is understood that making all kinds of supplications within the prayer is permissible, provided that those supplications remain within the boundaries set by the Shariah.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 745
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
The benefits related to this hadith will be discussed in the Book of Eclipses (Kitab al-Kusuf) and the Book of the Beginning of Creation (Kitab Bad’ al-Khalq).
The benefits related to this hadith will be discussed in the Book of Eclipses (Kitab al-Kusuf) and the Book of the Beginning of Creation (Kitab Bad’ al-Khalq).
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 745
