Nasai

1461. Commentary:

➊ Before a solar or lunar eclipse, two units (rak‘ahs) of prayer should be performed, making them as lengthy as possible. Then, tasbihat (words of glorification), takbirat (words of magnification), and supplications should be recited until the eclipse ends.

➋ From the aforementioned hadith, it appears that perhaps the tasbihat, takbirat, and supplications come first and the prayer afterwards. However, this is not correct, because all the narrations related to this topic are contrary to this. In fact, in Sahih Muslim, it is narrated from Abdur Rahman bin Samurah radi Allahu anhu himself, who states that when I reached the mosque, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was in prayer. See: (Sahih Muslim, al-Kusuf, Hadith: 912). Therefore, although some imams and scholars have offered various interpretations of this, in light of the evidence and by reconciling all the narrations, the preferred position appears to be that mentioning tasbih, takbir, and supplication before the prayer in the aforementioned narration is a mistake or confusion on the part of a narrator. And Allah knows best. Also, Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has written the same in his research on this hadith, stating: «أما نحن فنراھا خطاأ من بعض الرواۃ عن الجریری ، واللہ أعلم ۔ » For further details, see: (Sifat Salat an-Nabi sallallahu alayhi wa sallam li Salat al-Kusuf, pp. 68–74, Hadith no. 14, Dhakheerat al-‘Uqba Sharh Sunan an-Nasa’i: 16/389–391).

➌ On the occasion of an eclipse, the command is to perform prayer, repentance, and tasbihat. It is as if, when there is any change in the manifestations of Allah’s power, we too should take heed and, turning away from the world, turn our attention to Allah the Exalted.

Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: In the case of performing prayer in congregation, when the imam says "Sami‘a Allahu liman hamidah" (Allah has heard the one who praised Him) upon rising from bowing (ruku‘), then Allah’s angels also say these words: "Allahumma Rabbana laka al-hamd" (O Allah, our Lord, to You belongs all praise). For this reason, the followers (muqtadis) have also been commanded by the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) to say this phrase at that moment, and it has been stated that those whose phrase coincides with that of the angels, by the blessing of this phrase, their previous minor sins will be forgiven. The purpose of this concurrence and correspondence appears to be that these words should be uttered immediately after rising from bowing, so that they are said exactly along with the angels, and not before or after.