Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that during the time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), there was a solar eclipse. The Prophet led the people in prayer; first, he stood for a long time, then bowed (ruku‘) and remained in ruku‘ for a long time. After rising from ruku‘, he stood again for a long time, but this standing was a bit shorter than the first. Then he bowed again and remained in ruku‘ for a long time, but shorter than the first. Then he went into prostration (sajda) and stayed in sajda for a long time. In the second rak‘ah, he did the same. When he finished, the eclipse had cleared. After that, the Prophet (peace be upon him) delivered a sermon. After praising Allah, he said:“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 an eclipse, supplicate to Allah, say takbir, pray, and give charity.”Then he said:“O people of Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) ummah, know that no one is more possessive (protective) than Allah regarding His servant or maidservant committing adultery. O ummah of Muhammad (peace be upon him), by Allah, if you knew what I know, you would laugh little and weep much.”