Hadith 1491
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أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، قال : حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ يَوْمًا مُسْتَعْجِلًا إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَقَدِ انْكَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَصَلَّى حَتَّى انْجَلَتْ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ كَانُوا , يَقُولُونَ : إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ لَا يَنْخَسِفَانِ إِلَّا لِمَوْتِ عَظِيمٍ مِنْ عُظَمَاءِ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ ، وَإِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ لَا يَنْخَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لِحَيَاتِهِ , وَلَكِنَّهُمَا خَلِيقَتَانِ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ يُحْدِثُ اللَّهُ فِي خَلْقِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ ، فَأَيُّهُمَا انْخَسَفَ فَصَلُّوا حَتَّى يَنْجَلِيَ أَوْ يُحْدِثَ اللَّهُ أَمْرًا " .
´It was narrated from An-Nu'man bin Bashir that :` The Prophet (ﷺ) came rushing out to the masjid one day when the sun eclipsed, and he prayed until the eclipse ended, then he said: "The people of Jahilliyyah used to say that eclipses of the sun and the moon only happened when some great man on earth died. But eclipses of the sun and the moon do not happen for the death or birth of anyone. Rather they are two of the creations of Allah (SWT) and Allah (SWT) causes to happen in His creation what He wills. Whichever of them becomes eclipsed, pray until it is over or Allah (SWT) causes something to happen."
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Explanation & Benefits
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
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
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
