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Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) led the morning prayer in Al-Hudaibiya and it had rained the previous night. When
the Prophet (p.b.u.h) had finished the prayer he faced the people and said, “Do you know what your
Lord has said?” They replied, “Allah and His Apostle know better.” (The Prophet (ﷺ) said), “Allah says,
‘In this morning some of My worshipers remained as true believers and some became non-believers;
he who said that it had rained with the blessing and mercy of Allah is the one who believes in Me and
does not believe in star, but he who said it had rained because of such and such (star) is a disbeliever
in Me and is a believer in star.’ ”

No doubt the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered people to manumit slaves during the solar eclipse.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) said, “Keys of the unseen knowledge are five which nobody knows but Allah
. . . nobody knows what will happen tomorrow; nobody knows what is in the womb; nobody knows
what he will gain tomorrow; nobody knows at what place he will die; and nobody knows when it will
rain.”

A Jewess came to `Aisha to ask her about something and then she said, “May Allah give you refuge
from the punishment of the grave.” So `Aisha asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), “Would the people be punished
in their graves?” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) asked Allah’s refuge from the punishment of the grave (indicating an
affirmative reply). Then one day Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) rode (to leave for some place) but the sun eclipsed.
He returned on the forenoon and passed through the rear of the dwellings (of his wives) and stood up
and started offering the (eclipse) prayer and the people stood behind him. He stood for a long period
and then performed a long bowing and then stood straight for a long period which was shorter than
that of the first standing, then he performed a prolonged bowing which was shorter than the first
bowing, then he raised his head and prostrated for a long time and then stood up (for the second rak`a)
for a long while, but the standing was shorter than the standing of the first rak`a. Then he performed a
prolonged bowing which was shorter than that of the first one. He then stood up for a long time but
shorter than the first, then again performed a long bowing which was shorter than the first and then
prostrated for a shorter while than that of the first prostration. Then he finished the prayer and
delivered the sermon and) said what Allah wished; and ordered the people to seek refuge with Allah
from the punishment of the grave.

We were with Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) when the sun eclipsed. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) stood up dragging his cloak till
he entered the Mosque. He led us in a two-rak`at prayer till the sun (eclipse) had cleared. Then the
Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of someone’s death. So
whenever you see these eclipses pray and invoke (Allah) till the eclipse is over.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of someone’s death or life but they
are two signs amongst the signs of Allah, so pray whenever you see them.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of the death of someone from the
people but they are two signs amongst the signs of Allah. When you see them stand up and pray.”

In the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) the sun eclipsed and the Prophet (p.b.u.h) stood up to offer the prayer
with the people and recited a long recitation, then he performed a prolonged bowing, and then lifted
his head and recited a prolonged recitation which was shorter than the first. Then he performed a
prolonged bowing which was shorter than the first and then lifted his head and performed two
prostrations. He then stood up for the second rak`a and offered it like the first. Then he stood up and
said, “The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of someone’s life or death but they are two signs
amongst the signs of Allah which He shows to His worshipers. So whenever you see them, make haste
for the prayer.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of the death or life (i.e. birth) of
someone but they are two signs amongst the signs of Allah. When you see them offer the prayer.”

“The sun eclipsed in the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) on the day when (his son) Ibrahim died. So the
people said that the sun had eclipsed because of the death of Ibrahim. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The sun
and the moon do not eclipse because of the death or life (i.e. birth) of someone. When you see the
eclipse pray and invoke Allah.”