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WorldOfIslam.info - Malik's Muwatta Hadith
Malik's Muwatta
Book 12 - The Eclipse Prayer
Section: How to Pray the Eclipse Prayer
Book 12, Number
12.1.1:
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham
ibn Urwa from his father that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of
the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, led the people in
prayer. He stood, and did so for a long time. Then he went into ruku, and made
the ruku long. Then he stood again, and did so for a long time, though not as
long as the first time. Then he went into ruku, and made the ruku long, though
not as long as thefirst time. Then he rose, and went down into sajda. He then
did the same in the second raka, and by the time he had finished the sun had
appeared. He then gave a khutba to the people, in which he praised Allah and
then said, 'The sun and the moon are two of Allah's signs. They do not eclipse
for anyone's death nor for anyone's life. When you see an eclipse, call on
Allah and say, "Allah is greater" and give sadaqa.' Then he said, 'O community
of Muhammad! ByAllah, there is no-one more jealous than Allah of a male or
female slave of his who commits adultery. O community of Muhammad! By Allah,
if you knew what I knew, you would laugh little and weep much'."
Book 12, Number
12.1.2:
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn
Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar that Abdullah ibn Abbas said, "There was an eclipse
of the sun and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, prayed, and the people prayed with him. He stood for a long time,
nearly as long as (it takes to recite) Surat al-Baqara (Sura 2), and then went
into ruku for a long time. Then he rose and stood for a long time, though less
than the first time.Then he went into ruku for a long time, though less than
the first time. Then he went down into sajda. Then he stood for a long time,
though less than the first time. Then he went into ruku for a long time,
though less than the first time. Then he rose and stood for a long time,
though less than the firsttime. Then he went into ruku for a long time, though
less than the first time. Then he went down into sajda, and by the time he had
finished the sun had appeared. Then he said, 'The sun and the moon are two of
Allah's signs. They do not eclipse for anyone's death nor for anyone's life.
When you see an eclipse, remember Allah.' They said, 'Messenger of Allah, we
saw you reach out for something while you were standing here and then we saw
you withdraw.' He said, 'I saw the Garden and I reached out for a bunch of
grapes from it, and if I had taken it you would have been able to eat from it
for as long as this world lasted. Then I saw the Fire - and I have never seen
anything more hideous than what I saw today - and I saw that most of its
people were women.' They said, 'Why, Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'Because of
their ungratefulness (kufr).' Someone said, 'Are they ungrateful toAllah?' He
said, 'They are ungrateful to their husbands and they are ungrateful for good
behaviour (towards them) . Even if you were to behave well towards one of them
for a whole lifetime and then she were to see you do something (that she did
not like) she would say that she had never seen anything good from you.' "
Book 12, Number
12.1.3:
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn
Said from 'Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman from A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, that a jewish woman came to beg from her
and said, "May Allah give you refuge from the punishment of the grave." So
A'isha asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
"Are people punished in their graves?", and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, took refuge in Allah from that. Then one
morning the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went
out on a journey and there was an eclipse of the sun, and he returned in the
late morning and passed through his apartments. Then he stood and prayed, and
the people stood behind him. He stood for a long time, and then went into ruku
for a long time. Then he rose and stood for a long time, though less than the
first time, and then went into ruku for a long time, though less than the
first time. Then he rose, and went down into sajda. Then he stood for a long
time, though less than the time before, and then went into ruku for a long
time, though less than the time before. Then he rose and stood for a long
time, though less than the time before, and then went into ruku for a long
time, though less than the time before. Then he rose, and went down into
sajda. When he had finished he said what Allah willed him to say, and then he
told them to seek protection for themselves from the punishment of the grave."
Section: About the Eclipse Prayer
Book 12, Number
12.2.4:
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham
ibn Urwa from Fatima bint al Mundhir that Asma bint Abi Bakr as-Siddiq said,
"I went to A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, during an eclipse of the sun, and everybody was standing in prayer, and
she too was standing praying. I said, 'What is everybody doing?' She pointed
towards the sky with her hand and said, 'Glory be to Allah.' I said, 'A sign?'
She nodded 'Yes' with her head."
She continued, "I stood until I had almost
fainted, and I began to pour water over my head. The Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, praised Allah and spoke well of Him, and
then said, 'There is nothing which I had previously not seen beforehand that I
have not now seen while standing - even the Garden and the Fire. It has been
revealed to me that you will be tried in your graves with a trial, like, or
near to, the trial of the Dajjal (I do not know which one Asma said). Every
one of you will have someone who comes to him and asks him, 'What do you know
about this man?' A mumin, or one who has certainty (muqin) (I do not know
which one Asma said), will say, 'He is Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, who came to us with clear proofs and
guidance, and we answered and believed and followed.' He will then be told,
'Sleep in a good state. We know now that you were a mumin.' A hypocrite,
however, or one who has doubts (l do not know which one Asma said), will say,
'I do not know, I heard everybody saying something and I said it.' "
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The
Holy Quran Quotes
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“And they (polytheists, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah and in His Messenger, Muhammad (saw) ) will not cease fighting you until they turn you back from your religion (Islamic Monotheism) if they can.”
(Al-Baqarah, 2:217)
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