English translation
1178. It was reported from Yahyā, from 'Abdul-Malik, that 'Aṭā narrated to him from Jābir bin Abdullāh, who said: "There was a solar eclipse during the time of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and it occurred the day that Ibrāhīm, the son of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, died. So the people said that the eclipse was due to the death of his son Ibrāhīm. Therefore, the Prophet ﷺ stood in prayer, and led the people in six Rukū's in four prostrations. He said the Takbīr, then he recited (the Qur'an) and made it a lengthy recitation, then he went into Rukū' for a period of time similar to what he had stood, then he raised his head and recited for a length of time that was less than the first recitation. Then he went into Rukū' for a period of time similar to what he had stood. Then raised his head and recited a third time, slightly less than what he had recited the second time. Then he went into Rukū' for as long as he had stood, then raised his head, and went into prostration, and prostrated twice. Then he stood up, and performed three Rukū's before he prostrated — every Rukū' was for a shorter duration than the one before it, and each Rukū' would be similar to the length that he had stood. Then he moved backwards during his prayer, so the row behind him moved backwards as well, then he went forward and stood in his usual place, and the row went forward as well. When he finished the prayer, the sun had appeared again. He said: 'O people! The sun and the moon are two of the signs of Allāh, the Mighty and Sublime. They do not eclipse due to the death of any person. So when you see such (an eclipse), then perform Ṣalāt until it becomes clear again.'" And he narrated the remainder of the Ḥadīth. (Ṣaḥīh)