English translation
[2102] 10 - (...) It was narrated that Jâbir said: “The sun was eclipsed during the time of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ on the day when Ibrâhîm, the son of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, died, and the people said: ‘It has become eclipsed because of the death of Ibrâhîm.’ The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ stood up and led the people in praying six Rak'ah with four prostrations. He started by saying the Takbîr, then he recited for a long time, then he bowed for almost as long as he had stood, then he raised his head from bowing and recited for a shorter time than the first time. Then he bowed for almost as long as he had stood, then he raised his head from bowing, and recited for a shorter time than the second time. Then he bowed for almost as long as he had stood, then he raised his head from bowing. Then he went down in prostration and prostrated twice. Then he stood up and performed three more Rak'ah, in which each Rak'ah was shorter than the one that came before it, and the bowing was similar in length to the prostration. Then he moved backwards and the rows behind him also moved backwards, until we could go no further" - Abû Bakr (one of the narrators) said: "until he reached the women." - "Then he moved forward and the people moved forward with him, until he was standing back in his place, and he completed the prayer as it should be completed and the sun had become bright. Then he said: 'O people, the sun and the moon are two of the signs of Allâh and they do not become eclipsed for the death of anyone among the people,' - Abû Bakr said: 'for the death of any human being.' - 'If you see anything of that nature, then pray until it is over. There is nothing that you have been promised but I saw it during this prayer of mine. Hell was brought and that is when you saw me moving backwards for fear that its flames might touch me. I saw therein the owner of the curved staff, dragging his intestines in the Fire; he used to steal from the pilgrims with his curved staff, and if he was discovered he would say: "It got caught on my curved staff," but if he was not noticed then he would take it. And I saw therein the woman who had a cat which she tied up and did not feed, and she did not let it eat from the vermin of the earth, until it died of starvation. Then Paradise was brought to me, and that is when you saw me move forward until I was back in my place. I stretched out my hand and I wanted to pick some of its fruits so that you could see them, then I thought that I should not do that. And there is nothing that you have been promised but I saw it during this prayer of mine."