Hadith 1486
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أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ ، قال : " انْكَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَخَرَجَ يَجُرُّ ثَوْبَهُ فَزِعًا حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ ، فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُصَلِّي بِنَا حَتَّى انْجَلَتْ ، فَلَمَّا انْجَلَتْ , قَالَ : " إِنَّ نَاسًا يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ لَا يَنْكَسِفَانِ إِلَّا لِمَوْتِ عَظِيمٍ مِنَ الْعُظَمَاءِ وَلَيْسَ كَذَلِكَ ، إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ لَا يَنْكَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لِحَيَاتِهِ وَلَكِنَّهُمَا آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِذَا بَدَا لِشَيْءٍ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ خَشَعَ لَهُ ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ ذَلِكَ فَصَلُّوا كَأَحْدَثِ صَلَاةٍ صَلَّيْتُمُوهَا مِنَ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ " .
´It was narrated that An-Nu'man bin Bashir said:` "The sun eclipsed during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he rushed out, dragging his cloak until he came to the masjid. He continued leading us in prayer until the eclipse ended. When it ended, he said: 'People claim that the eclipse of the sun and moon only happen when a great man dies, but that is not so. Eclipses of the sun and the moon do not happen for the death or birth of anyone, but they are signs from Allah (SWT), the Mighty and Sublime. When Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, manifests Himself to anything of His creation, it humbles itself before Him, so if you see that then pray like the last obligatory prayer you did before that.'"
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1486. Commentary: “Like the nearest prayer”—the Hanafis have deduced from these words that there should be only one bowing (ruku‘) in the eclipse prayer (salat al-kusuf), whereas the narrations with two bowings are stronger and absolutely explicit, while in this narration there is no mention of bowing at all. As for the resemblance (tashbih), it could also be in the number of units (rak‘at), i.e., to perform two units. Can many explicit and strong narrations be abandoned because of an ambiguous narration? Then, an interesting point is that the morning prayer (salat al-fajr) is performed aloud (jahran). According to this resemblance, the eclipse prayer should also be performed aloud, but the Hanafis do not hold this view, whereas reciting aloud is mentioned in an authentic hadith. Is it not astonishing that one does not deduce in accordance with the authentic hadith, but instead deduces in opposition to other authentic ahadith? And Allah is the granter of success. Furthermore, the mentioned narration has been declared weak by the scholars of hadith, however, the first part of the hadith: «ان الشمس والقمر لاینکسفان الا لموت عظیم ۔ ۔ ۔ ولا لحمائۃ» can be considered authentic, because its overall content is established by other authentic ahadith, but the part after this, according to the consensus of the scholars, is weak. For details, see: (Dhakheerat al-‘Uqba Sharh Sunan al-Nasa’i: 17/9, 14, and Da‘if Sunan al-Nasa’i by al-Albani, no. 1484)
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1486
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1491. Commentary: All the narrations from 1485 to 1491 are weak, therefore it is not correct to deduce rulings from them. The most authentic method and details regarding the eclipse have already been mentioned in the preceding authentic ahadith.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1491
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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This narration is weak in its chain of transmission.
However, its overall content is established by authentic ahadith.
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Admonition and advice are more effective when given in accordance with the occasion.
Therefore, such opportunities should be utilized.
When the general public is inclined to listen.
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The superstitions of the Age of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah) should be refuted clearly.
Nowadays, the public is very inclined towards the so-called science of astrology.
And they believe in the effects of stars and constellations.
These superstitions should be strongly refuted.
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This narration is weak in its chain of transmission.
However, its overall content is established by authentic ahadith.
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Admonition and advice are more effective when given in accordance with the occasion.
Therefore, such opportunities should be utilized.
When the general public is inclined to listen.
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The superstitions of the Age of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah) should be refuted clearly.
Nowadays, the public is very inclined towards the so-called science of astrology.
And they believe in the effects of stars and constellations.
These superstitions should be strongly refuted.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1262
