Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: In the blessed time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), there was a solar eclipse, so he stood up in anxiety. We feared that the Hour (Day of Judgment) was about to come. He went to the mosque, stood up, and performed a prayer with long standing, bowing, and prostration. I have never seen him perform such a long standing, bowing, and prostration in any prayer. Then he delivered a sermon and said: "Indeed, these are signs which Allah sends. They do not appear because of anyone's death or life, but Allah sends them to instill fear in His servants. So when you see any of them, turn to the remembrance of Allah, supplicate to Him, and seek forgiveness from Him."

Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) performed two rak‘ahs in the prayer of the solar and lunar eclipse, which were like your prayer. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah’s (may Allah be pleased with him) statement that“two rak‘ahs like your prayer”means, as you people perform the eclipse prayer.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: During the blessed time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), there was a solar eclipse. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stood up to perform prayer; it seemed as if he would never go into bowing (ruku‘), then he went into ruku‘, and it seemed as if he would never raise his head, then he raised his head and began to weep and cry, and he was saying:“O my Lord, did You not promise me that You would not punish them as long as I am among them? Did You not promise me that You would not punish them as long as we seek forgiveness from You?”When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) completed the prayer, the sun became bright again. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stood up, praised and glorified Allah, and said:“Indeed, the sun and the moon are two signs among the signs of Allah. When these two are eclipsed, then turn towards the remembrance of Allah.”Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“Paradise was presented before me, so much so that if I wished, I could have taken a bunch from it. And Hell was presented before me, so much so that I tried to avoid it, fearing that it might engulf you. So I began to say: Did You not promise me that You would not punish them as long as I am among them? O my Lord! Did You not promise me that You would not punish them as long as we seek forgiveness from You?”The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: I saw in it a black woman from Himyar who was the owner of a cat. She had tied up the cat and did not give it anything to eat or drink, nor did she let it go so that it could eat on its own. I saw that whenever she came, her face was scratched. I also saw in Hell a man from the tribe of Da‘d‘a‘ who was the caretaker of the Prophet’s sacrificial animals; he was being thrown into Hell with two sticks having two ends. I also saw a man with a staff; I saw him in Hell, leaning on his staff.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: On the day when the solar eclipse occurred, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) performed four bowings (ruku) and four prostrations (sajdah) in two units (rak‘ah) of prayer.

Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: A woman came to her and said: May Allah grant you salvation from the punishment of the grave. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) presented this to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him): Will people be put to trial in the grave? The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: I seek refuge with Allah from this. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Then the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) went outside, and during that time, there was a solar eclipse, so we came towards the chamber, and the women gathered with us. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) came; this was at the time of forenoon. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) stood and performed the prayer; he stood for a long time, then he bowed, then he raised his head, then he stood again, but this standing was shorter than the previous one, then he bowed, and this bowing was shorter than the previous one, then he prostrated, then he stood up to perform the second rak'ah and performed it in the same manner, except that his bowing was shorter than the previous bowing, then he went into prostration, and during this, the sun became bright again. When the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) completed the prayer, he sat on the pulpit and during the sermon, he also said: "People will be put to such a trial in their graves which will be like the trial of the Dajjal." Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: After that, I always heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) seeking refuge from the punishment of the grave.

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."

Abdur Rahman bin Numair narrates: He asked Zuhri about the method of the eclipse prayer. So he informed, Urwah bin Zubair narrated to me from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: The sun was eclipsed. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) ordered a man, and he announced that congregational prayer was about to be held. People gathered, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) led them in prayer. He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said the takbeer, and recited a long recitation. Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said the takbeer and performed a long bowing (ruku‘), which was as long as his standing or perhaps a little longer. He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) raised his head, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said «سمع اللہ لمن حمدہ» . Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) recited a long recitation, but it was a little shorter than the first standing. Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said the takbeer and performed a long bowing, but it was shorter than the first bowing. Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) raised his head and said «سمع اللہ لمن حمدہ» . Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said the takbeer and went into prostration. He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) performed long prostrations, but they were a little shorter than the bowings, or perhaps a little longer. Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said the takbeer and raised his head. Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said the takbeer and went into prostration. Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said the takbeer and stood up. Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) recited and recited a long recitation, but it was shorter than the first recitation. Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said the takbeer and performed a long bowing, but it was shorter than the previous bowing. Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) raised his head and recited «سمع اللہ لمن حمدہ» . Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) recited a long recitation, but it was a little shorter than the first recitation of the second standing. Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said the takbeer and performed a long bowing, but it was shorter than the previous bowing. Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said the takbeer, then raised his head and recited «سمع اللہ لمن حمدہ» . Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) raised his head. Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said the takbeer, then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) performed prostration, but it was shorter than the previous prostrations. Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) raised his head. Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) recited the tashahhud, then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said the salam. Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stood among the people and praised and glorified Allah. Then he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Indeed, the sun and the moon do not eclipse because of the death or life of anyone, but they are two signs among the signs of Allah. If either of them is eclipsed, then turn to the remembrance of Allah and prayer." Zuhri says: I said to Urwah: By Allah! Your brother, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him), did not do so when he was in Madinah and the sun was eclipsed; he only performed two rak‘ahs like the morning prayer. So Urwah said: Yes, he did so, but he acted contrary to the Sunnah.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with both of them) narrates: In 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) performed prayer. He (peace and blessings be upon him) stood for a long time, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) bowed (in ruku‘), then he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) stood again, but this standing was shorter than the first one, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) went into ruku‘ again, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) stood again, but this standing was shorter than the previous one, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) went into ruku‘, so these became three ruku‘, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) went into prostration, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ruku‘ three times, and the standing between them was shorter than the previous standing, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) went into prostration, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) completed the prayer, and during this time the sun had become bright again. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Indeed, the sun and the moon do not eclipse because of anyone’s death or life; these two are among the signs of Allah. When you see them in the state of eclipse, then perform prayer until the eclipse is over.”

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with both of them) narrates: During the blessed time of the Prophet (peace be upon him), there was a solar eclipse. This happened on the day when Sayyiduna Ibrahim (may Allah be pleased with him), that is, the son of the Prophet (peace be upon him), passed away. People said: The solar eclipse occurred because of the death of Sayyiduna Ibrahim (may Allah be pleased with him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) stood up and led the people in prayer with six bowings (ruku) and four prostrations (sajdah). Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said the takbir, then he recited (Qur'an), and the recitation was lengthy. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) performed ruku, which was as long as his standing. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) raised his head and began recitation again, but this recitation was shorter than the first one. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) performed ruku, which was as long as this (second) recitation. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) raised his head, then recited again, which was somewhat shorter than the second recitation. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) performed a ruku almost as long as that. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) raised his head, then performed two prostrations. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) stood up and performed a prayer in which there were three bowings before going into prostration, and each ruku was shorter than the previous one, but the ruku was as long as the standing. Then during the prayer, the Prophet (peace be upon him) moved backward, and the rows of people with him also moved backward. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) moved forward, and the rows of people with him also moved forward. When the Prophet (peace be upon him) completed the prayer, the sun had become bright again. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Indeed, the sun and the moon are two signs among the signs of Allah. They do not eclipse because of the death of any human being. When you see any of these, then perform prayer until the eclipse is over."

Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: In the sacred time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), there was a solar eclipse. The Prophet (peace be upon him) led the people in prayer. He stood for a long time, then he bowed (ruku) and prolonged the bowing. Then he stood again and prolonged the standing, but it was less than the first standing. Then he bowed again and prolonged the bowing, but it was less than the first bowing. Then he raised his head and went into prostration (sajda). Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) performed the second rak'ah in the same manner as the first rak'ah. When the Prophet (peace be upon him) completed the prayer, the sun had become bright again. The Prophet (peace be upon him) praised Allah while addressing the people and then said: "Indeed, the sun and the moon are two signs among the signs of Allah. They do not eclipse because of anyone's death or life. When you see them, supplicate to Allah, proclaim His greatness, and give charity." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "O Ummah of Muhammad! By Allah! No one gets as angry as Allah does when His servant commits adultery or His maidservant commits adultery. O Ummah of Muhammad! By Allah! If you knew what I know, you would laugh little and weep much."