Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that in the narration of Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon before the prayer as well. Therefore, the Imam should deliver a sermon before and after the eclipse prayer.

Thalabah bin Abad Al-Abdi Al-Basri narrates that he attended a sermon of Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him). In his sermon, he related: One day, during the blessed era of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), an Ansari boy and I were practicing archery until the sun, in the eyes of the beholders, was left at the height of two or three spears above the horizon, then it became dark as if it were a black seed. One of us said to his companion, "Let us go to the mosque. By Allah, in this state of the sun, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) will surely give his Ummah some new command." So we set out for the mosque and suddenly saw that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting outside. We reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he had come out to the people. Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) advanced and led us in a prayer with such a long standing (qiyam) that we had never performed such a lengthy prayer before. His voice was not being heard. Then he made us bow (ruku) for so long that we had never performed such a lengthy ruku before. His voice was not being heard. Then he made us prostrate (sajdah) for so long that we had never performed such a lengthy sajdah with him before. His voice was not being heard. Then in the second rak'ah, he did the same. The companion says that when he was sitting in the tashahhud of the second rak'ah, the sun became bright again. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) ended the prayer with salam, praised and glorified Allah, and testified that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and testified that he (peace and blessings be upon him) is Allah's servant and Messenger. Then he said: "O people, indeed I am a human being and Allah's Messenger. I admonish you in the name of Allah. If you know that I have fallen short in conveying my Lord's messages, then do not respond to me until I have conveyed my Lord's messages as they deserve to be conveyed. And if you know that I have conveyed my Lord's messages, then you must inform me." He says that the people stood up and said, "We bear witness that you (peace and blessings be upon him) have conveyed your Lord's messages, have shown great goodwill to your Ummah, and have fulfilled your duty." Then they fell silent, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "As for what follows, indeed some people think that this solar eclipse, this lunar eclipse, and the disappearance of stars from their places is due to the death of some great person among the people of the earth. Undoubtedly, they are lying, but these are among the signs of Allah with which Allah tests His servants, so that He may see who among them repents. By Allah, since I stood in prayer, I have seen everything that you will receive in your world and in your Hereafter. And by Allah, the Hour will not be established until thirty liars (claimants to prophethood) appear. The last of them will be the Dajjal, whose left eye will be damaged, as if it is the eye of the Ansari old man Abu Yahya or Tihya. And indeed, when he appears, he will claim that he is Allah. So whoever believes in him, affirms him, and follows him, his previous good deeds will not benefit him at all. And whoever disbelieves in him and rejects him, none of his previous deeds will be held against him. And he will dominate all the earth except the two sacred precincts (Makkah and Madinah) and Bayt al-Maqdis. He will besiege the believers in Bayt al-Maqdis, and a severe earthquake will come upon them. He says that then Allah will defeat him and his armies, until the remaining part of a broken wall and the trunk of a tree will call out, 'O believer, this disbeliever is hiding behind me, come and kill him.'" And he said: "It will not be so until you see in yourselves very grave and severe matters. You will ask each other, 'Did your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mention anything about this to you?' Until after this calamity, the mountains will move from their places." He (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured with his hand. Thalabah says that then I attended another sermon of Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him), and he narrated this hadith. He did not change anything in it. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that in this hadith, the words "his voice was being heard" pertain to the same category which we have already explained: that the report which must be accepted is the report of the narrator who informs about the occurrence of something, not the one who informs about the non-occurrence of something. Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) has informed that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited aloud (jahr) in the eclipse prayer. Therefore, it is obligatory to accept the report of Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), because she remembered the loud recitation, even if other narrators did not remember it. And it is also possible that Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) was standing in a distant row during the recitation of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so his saying that the Prophet's voice was not being heard means that I was not hearing the voice. As I have already explained, the Arabs say, "This thing did not happen," meaning that knowledge of this thing was not obtained.

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that during the blessed era of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), there was a solar eclipse, so the Prophet (peace be upon him) led the people in prayer, then narrated the complete hadith. At the end, these words are narrated: Then when the Prophet (peace be upon him) finished the prayer, he said: "Indeed, the sun and the moon do not eclipse due to the death or life of any person, but both are two signs among the signs of Allah. Therefore, when you see an eclipse, hasten towards prayer." Imam Zuhri says that in this, Hisham has added: "When you see an eclipse, give charity and perform prayer."

Sayyidah Asma bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that during the blessed time of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), there was a solar eclipse. Then she narrated a lengthy hadith and said: "Therefore, when you see an eclipse, hasten towards prayer, remember Allah, and give charity and alms."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the sun was eclipsed on the day when the beloved son of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Ibrahim (may Allah be pleased with him), passed away. So the people thought that the eclipse of the sun occurred because of his death. Thereupon, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up (to address the people) and said: "O people, the sun and the moon are two signs among the signs of Allah. They do not eclipse because of anyone's death or life. Therefore, when you see an eclipse, hasten to perform prayer, rush towards the remembrance of Allah, make supplication, and give charity."

Lady Asma (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the freeing of slaves at the time of a solar eclipse. The Imam reports from the chain of narration of Janab Darawardi, in which the words are that he ordered the freeing of slaves at the time of a solar eclipse.

Bishr Taykah, if the narrated hadith in this chain is authentic, because I do not think that Abu Qilabah heard from Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him), and I have also not been able to find out whether Qabeesah is a companion or not.

Hazrat Qabeesah Bijli (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that when the sun was eclipsed, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed two rak‘ahs until the sun became bright again. Then he said:“Indeed, the sun and the moon are not eclipsed because of anyone’s death. Rather, they are two creations among the creations of Allah, and Allah makes whatever changes He wills in His creation. Then, when Allah manifests Himself for anything among His creation, it expresses humility and submissiveness. Therefore, whenever either the sun or the moon is eclipsed, perform prayer until it becomes bright again, or until Allah brings forth a new command regarding it.”

Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that during the blessed era of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), there was a solar eclipse. Then the narrator narrated the complete hadith. And he mentioned these words: "Then when Allah manifests His glory for something among His creation, that thing expresses humility before Allah."

The Imam presents another chain of narration for the hadith of Sayyiduna Nu'man, may Allah be pleased with him.