English translation
560. Ibn 'Abbās narrated: "The Prophet ﷺ prayed during the eclipse. He recited, then bowed, then recited, then bowed, then recited, then bowed. (three times), then he performed two prostrations, and the next one (Rak'ah) was the same." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
(He said:) There are narrations on this topic from 'Alī, 'Aishah, 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr, An-Nu'mān bin Bashīr, Al-Mughīrah bin Shu'bah, Abū Mas'ūd, Abū Bakrah, Samurah, Ibn Mas'ūd, Asmā' bint Abī Bakr (Aṣ-Ṣiddīq), Ibn 'Umar, Qabiṣah Al-Hilālī, Jābir bin 'Abdullāh, Abū Mūsā, 'Abdur-Raḥmān bin Samurah, and Ubayy bin Ka'b.
Abū 'Eisā said: The Hadīth of Ibn 'Abbās is a Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ Hadīth.
It has been reported from Ibn 'Abbās that the Prophet ﷺ prayed four bowings with four prostrations during an eclipse.
This is the view of Ash-Shāfi'ī, Aḥmad, and Ishāq.
He said: The people of knowledge differ over the recitation for the eclipse prayer. Some of the people of knowledge held the view that the recitation was silent if it was during the day. Some of them held the view that it was aloud just as in the case with the two 'Eid prayers and the Friday prayer.
This was the view of Mālik, Aḥmad, and Ishāq, they thought that it should be aloud.
Ash-Shāfi'ī said that it is not aloud.
Both of these practices are correctly narrated from the Prophet ﷺ.
It is correct that he prayed four bowings with four prostrations, and it is also correct that he prayed six bowings with four prostrations.
This is permissible according to the people of knowledge, based upon the length of the eclipse. If the eclipse is long then he prays six bowings with four prostrations, then this is allowed. If he prays four bowings with four prostrations and lengthens his recitation in it then that is allowed.
Our companions thought that the eclipse prayer was to be held in congregation during the eclipse of the sun and the moon.
Arabic text
٥٦٠ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «أَنَّهُ صَلَّى فِي كُسُوفٍ فَقَرَأَ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ،» ثُمَّ قَرَأَ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ، ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَالْأُخْرَى مِثْلُهَا
وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، وَعَائِشَةَ، وَعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، وَالنُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، وَالْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، وَأَبِي مَسْعُودٍ، وَأَبِي بَكْرَةَ، وَسَمُرَةَ، وَأَبِي مُوسَى، وَابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، وَأَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، وَابْنِ عُمَرَ، وَقَبِيصَةَ الْهِلَالِيِّ، وَجَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ، وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، وَأُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ.
حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ. وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى فِي كُسُوفٍ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي أَرْبَعِ سَجَدَاتٍ، وَبِهِ يَقُولُ الشَّافِعِيُّ، وَأَحْمَدُ، وَإِسْحَاقُ.
وَاخْتَلَفَ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي صَلَاةِ الْكُسُوفِ فَرَأَى بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَنْ يُسِرَّ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ فِيهَا بِالنَّهَارِ، وَرَأَى بَعْضُهُمْ: أَنْ يَجْهَرَ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ فِيهَا كَنَحْوِ صَلَاةِ الْعِيدَيْنِ وَالْجُمُعَةِ، وَبِهِ يَقُولُ مَالِكٌ، وَأَحْمَدُ، وَإِسْحَاقُ، يَرَوْنَ الْجَهْرَ فِيهَا.
قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ: لَا يَجْهَرُ فِيهَا. وَقَدْ صَحَّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كِلْتَا الرِّوَايَتَيْنِ؛ صَحَّ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي أَرْبَعِ سَجَدَاتٍ، وَصَحَّ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى سِتَّ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي أَرْبَعِ سَجَدَاتٍ، وَهَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ جَائِزٌ عَلَى قَدْرِ الْكُسُوفِ: إِنْ تَطَاوَلَ الْكُسُوفُ فَصَلَّى سِتَّ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي أَرْبَعِ سَجَدَاتٍ فَهُوَ جَائِزٌ، وَإِنْ صَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي أَرْبَعِ سَجَدَاتٍ وَأَطَالَ الْقِرَاءَةَ فَهُوَ جَائِزٌ.
وَيَرَى أَصْحَابُنَا أَنْ تُصَلَّى صَلَاةُ الْكُسُوفِ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ فِي كُسُوفِ الشَّمْسِ وَالْقَمَرِ.
