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1473. It was narrated from Ibn Shihâb from 'Urwah bin Az-Zubair, that 'Aishah said: "The sun was eclipsed during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ. He stood and said the Takbîr, and the people formed rows behind him. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ recited for a long time, then he said the Takbîr and bowed for a long time, then he raised his head and said: Sami' Allâhu liman hamidah, Rabbana wa lakal-hamd. Then he stood and recited for a long time, but it was a shorter recitation than the first recitation, then he said the Takbîr and bowed, but it was shorter than the first bowing. Then he said: Sami' Allâhu liman
hamidah, then he prostrated. In this manner he bowed four times and prostrated four times, and the eclipse ended before he had finished. Then he stood and addressed the people. He praised and glorified Allāh, the Mighty and Sublime, as He deserves, then he said: The sun and moon are two of the signs of Allāh, Most High. They do not become eclipsed for the death or birth of anyone. If you see that (eclipsed) then pray until it ends. And the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: While I was standing just now I saw everything you have been promised. When you saw me moving forward, I wanted to take a cluster of fruit from Paradise. And I saw Hell; parts of it were consuming other parts when you saw me step backward. And I saw therein Ibn Luḥayy, who was the first one to establish the Sā'ibah.”[1] (Sāḥih)
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[1] The speaker is Ishâq bin Ibrâhîm, the Shaikh of An-Nasâ'i, and he is referring to Mu'âdh bin Hishâm, from whom he narrated it.
Commentary
In this narration, there is mention of the Prophet's ﷺ sighting of some of the unseen spectacles of Paradise, of Hell, and of some other things during the course of the performance of the eclipse prayer. The Prophet's ﷺ sighting these had been in his state of wakefulness, and were specific to him only. That means the Companions could not see them.
