Sunan Abi Dawud 1178

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to us: Yahya narrated to us, from ʿAbd al-Malik, who said: ʿAta narrated to me, from Jabir ibn ʿAbd Allah, who said: The sun was eclipsed during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), on the day his son Ibrahim died. The people said: “It was eclipsed only because of the death of Ibrahim, the son of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).” The Prophet stood and led the people in a prayer of six bowings and four prostrations. He said the takbir, recited at length, then bowed for about as long as he had stood. He raised his head and recited a shorter recitation than the first, then bowed for about as long as he had stood. He raised his head and recited a third recitation shorter than the second, then bowed for about as long as he had stood. He raised his head and went down to prostrate, making two prostrations. Then he stood and made three bowings before prostrating; each bowing was longer than the one that followed, and his bowing was about as long as his standing. He moved backward during the prayer, and the rows moved back with him. Then he moved forward and stood in his place, and the rows moved forward. He completed the prayer when the sun had risen. He said: “People, the sun and the moon are two of the signs of Allah, Mighty and Majestic; they are not eclipsed because of the death of any person. When you see anything of that kind, pray until the eclipse clears.” The narrator continued the rest of the report.