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السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب صلاة الخسوف
Book of the Eclipse Prayer
باب: : لا يصلي جماعة عند شيء من الآيات غير الشمس والقمر
Chapter: No congregational prayer is held for any sign other than the sun and moon
Bayhaqi 6377 — No congregational prayer is held for any sign other
وَاحْتَجَّ الشَّافِعِيُّ فِي الْقَدِيمِ فِي ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ زَلْزَلَةً كَانَتْ عَلَى عَهْدِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ وَلَمْ يُذْكَرْ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى.
In his earlier view (al-qawl al-qadim), Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) argued from the fact that an earthquake occurred during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), and he addressed the people in a sermon, but it is not mentioned that he also led a prayer.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حَازِمٍ الْحَافِظُ، أنبأ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَافِظُ، أنبأ أَبُو عَرُوبَةَ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ أَبِي مَعْشَرٍ، ثنا أَيُّوبُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْوَزَّانُ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، ثنا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ قَالَتْ: " زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ عَلَى عَهْدِ عُمَرَ حَتَّى اصْطَفَقَتِ السُّرُرُ، وَابْنُ عُمَرَ يُصَلِّي فَلَمْ يَدْرِ بِهَا، وَلَمْ يُوَافِقْ أَحَدًا يُصَلِّي، فَدَرَى بِهَا، فَخَطَبَ عُمَرُ النَّاسَ، فَقَالَ: " أَحْدَثْتُمْ، لَقَدْ عَجِلْتُمْ، قَالَتْ: وَلَا أَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا قَالَ: " لَئِنْ عَادَتْ لَأَخْرُجَنَّ مِنْ بَيْنِ ظَهْرَانَيْكُمْ ".
Nafi' narrates from Safiyyah bint Abi Ubayd (may Allah be pleased with her) that in the time of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) the earth was struck by an earthquake, so much so that even the beds shook against one another. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was praying and did not notice it. No one else was praying at that time, so they came to know of it. Then Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) addressed the people, saying: You have done something new; you have been hasty. Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) said that he said: If it continues, I shall surely leave from among you.
