English translation
5197. Narrated 'Abdullāh bin 'Abbās رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا: During the lifetime of Allāh's Messenger the sun eclipsed, Allāh's Messenger ﷺ offered the Ṣalāt (prayer) of (the eclipse) and so did the people along with him. He performed a long Qiyām (standing posture) during which Sūrat Al-Baqarah could have been recited; then he performed a prolonged bowing, then raised his head and stood for a long time which was slightly less than that of the first Qiyām (and recited Qur'an). Then he performed a prolonged bowing again but the period was shorter than the period of the first bowing, then he stood up and then prostrated. Again he stood up but this time the period of standing was less than the first standing. Then he performed a prolonged bowing but of a lesser duration than the first, then he stood up again for a long time but for a lesser duration than the first. Then he performed a prolonged bowing but of lesser duration than the first, and then he again stood up, and then prostrated and then finished his Ṣalāt (prayer). By then the sun eclipse had cleared. The Prophet ﷺ then said, "The sun and the moon are two signs among the signs of Allāh, and they do not eclipse because of the death or birth of someone, so when you observe the eclipse, remember Allāh [offer the eclipse Ṣalāt (prayer)]." They (the people) said, "O Allāh's Messenger! We saw you stretching your hand to take something at this place of yours, then we saw you stepping backward." He said, "I saw Paradise (or Paradise was shown to me), and I stretched my hand to pluck a bunch (of grapes), and had I plucked it, you would have eaten of it as long as this world exists. Then I saw the (Hell) Fire, and I have never, seen such a horrible sight as that before, and I saw that the majority of its dwellers were women." The people asked, "O Allāh's Messenger! What is the reason for that?" He replies, "Because of their disbelief (ungratefulness)." It was said. "Do they disbelieve in Allāh (are they ungrateful to Allāh)?" He replied, "They are ungrateful to their husbands and ungrateful to Al-Ihsān (good favours done to them). Even if you do good to one of them all your life, when she sees something (not of her liking) from you, she will say, "I have never seen any good from you."
