Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: During the sacred time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), there was a solar eclipse. The Prophet (peace be upon him) stood up to perform prayer. He recited a long surah, then he bowed (ruku) for as long as he had stood. Then he raised his head and began reciting another surah. When he finished reciting it, he bowed again for the second time. He then raised his head and went into prostration (sajdah). Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) stood up for the second rak'ah. In this, too, he recited a surah, but it was somewhat shorter than the first recitation. Then he bowed, but this bowing was shorter than the previous one. Then he went into prostration. When he raised his head from prostration, he said: "Whatever you have been promised, I have seen it while standing in this place. And I wished to take a bunch from Paradise—this happened when you saw me move forward. And I also saw Hell, parts of it consuming other parts—this happened when you saw me retreat. I saw in Hell Amr bin Luhayy, the one who started the practice of dedicating animals in the name of idols."