Sahih al-Bukhari 1035 (Book 16, Hadith 24)
the eclipse prayer he said the Takbir and bowed. When he stood straight from bowing he would say
“Sami ‘allahu liman hamidah Rabbana wa laka l-hamd.” And he would again start reciting. In the
eclipse prayer there are four bowing and four prostrations in two rak`at. Al-Auza’i and others said that
they had heard Az-Zuhri from ‘Urwa from `Aisha saying, “In the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) the sun
eclipsed, and he made a person to announce: ‘Prayer in congregation.’ He led the prayer and performed
four bowing and four prostrations in two rak`at.” Narrated Al-Walid that `Abdur-Rahman bin Namir
had informed him that he had heard the same. Ibn Shihab heard the same. Az-Zuhri said, “I asked
(‘Urwa), ‘What did your brother `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair do? He prayed two rak`at (of the eclipse
prayer) like the morning prayer, when he offered the (eclipse) prayer in Medina.’ ‘Urwa replied that he
had missed (i.e. did not pray according to) the Prophet’s tradition.” Sulaiman bin Kathir and Sufyan
bin Husain narrated from Az-Zuhri that the prayer for the eclipse used to be offered with loud
recitation.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1035 (Book 16, Hadith 24)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Sahih al-Bukhari is a foundational text of Sunni Islam, forming part of the Kutub al-Sittah, which are the six major hadith collections. These essential works include Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa’i, and Sunan ibn Majah. Compiled by Imam al-Bukhārī in the 9th century, his Sahih is renowned for its meticulous authentication process and is frequently cited as the most authentic hadith collection. Its comprehensive scope is evident in its structure of 97 books containing roughly 7,563 hadiths that guide Muslim life and jurisprudence.
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For more Hadith in Book 16: Eclipses