Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Once there was a solar eclipse, and the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) ordered a person, who then announced that the prayer would be performed in congregation. The narrator named Ibn Abi Dawood says: This is a Sunnah, and the people of Madinah Munawwarah are unique in transmitting it. The narrator named Abdur Rahman has reported from Zuhri: An announcement should be made for the eclipse prayer.

This narration is also transmitted with another chain of transmission.

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: During the blessed life of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), there was once a solar eclipse. The Prophet (peace be upon him) went to the mosque. He stood up and pronounced the Takbir. The people formed rows behind him. The Prophet (peace be upon him) recited a long recitation. Then, saying the Takbir, he went into bowing (ruku‘) and performed a long bowing. Then he raised his head from bowing and recited“Sami‘ Allahu liman hamidah, Rabbana wa lakal hamd.”Then he stood and began reciting again, but this recitation was shorter than the first. After that, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said the Takbir and performed a long bowing, but it was shorter than the previous bowing. After that, the Prophet (peace be upon him) recited“Sami‘ Allahu liman hamidah, Rabbana wa lakal hamd.”Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) did the same in the second rak‘ah, and in these two rak‘ahs he performed bowing four times and prostration four times. Before the Prophet (peace be upon him) finished the prayer, the sun had become bright again.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the prayer of the solar eclipse. This narration is transmitted in the same manner as it is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): he performed two bowings (ruku) in each unit (rak‘ah).

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited at length (in the prayer of the solar eclipse), and he recited aloud. The narrator says: What is meant by this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did so in the prayer of the solar eclipse. The narrator named Ibn Abi Dawood states: The people of Madinah are unique in transmitting the narration about reciting aloud.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed eight bowings (ruku) in four units (rak‘ah) during the prayer for lunar and solar eclipses, and he recited (Qur’an) in each unit.

Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed four bowings (ruku) and four prostrations (sajdah) in two units (rak‘ah) of the solar and lunar eclipse prayer. In the first unit, he recited Surah Al-Ankabut and Surah Ar-Rum, while in the second unit, he recited Surah Ya-Sin.

Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: During the blessed time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), there was a solar eclipse. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The sun and the moon are both signs." In this narration, it is also mentioned that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: "When Allah manifests Himself to anything from His creation, it humbles itself before Him with humility and submission. So when either of them is eclipsed, perform prayer and supplicate."

Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah manifests His glory to anything among His creation, it humbles itself before His presence." This narration is also transmitted through another chain.

Muhammad bin Ali says: Our Mahdi has two signs which have never occurred since the creation of the heavens and the earth: a lunar eclipse on the first night of Ramadan and a solar eclipse on the fifteenth. Since Allah created the heavens and the earth, these two eclipses have not occurred on these dates until now.