Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 1179
Whoever Said That It Should Be Prayed With Four Rak'ahs
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ كُسِفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي يَوْمٍ شَدِيدِ الْحَرِّ فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِأَصْحَابِهِ فَأَطَالَ الْقِيَامَ حَتَّى جَعَلُوا يَخِرُّونَ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَأَطَالَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ فَأَطَالَ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ فَأَطَالَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ فَأَطَالَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَنَعَ نَحْوًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَكَانَ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَأَرْبَعَ سَجَدَاتٍ . وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ
Translation
Narrated Jabir
There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on a very hot day. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed with his Companions and prolonged the standing until they began to collapse. Then he bowed and prolonged it; then he rose and prolonged it; then he bowed and prolonged it; then he rose and prolonged it; then he prostrated two prostrations. Then he stood up and did the like of that, making it four bowings and four prostrations.