Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 1059

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ بُرَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، قَالَ خَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ ، فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَزِعًا، يَخْشَى أَنْ تَكُونَ السَّاعَةُ، فَأَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ، فَصَلَّى بِأَطْوَلِ قِيَامٍ وَرُكُوعٍ وَسُجُودٍ رَأَيْتُهُ قَطُّ يَفْعَلُهُ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ هَذِهِ الآيَاتُ الَّتِي يُرْسِلُ اللَّهُ لاَ تَكُونُ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلاَ لِحَيَاتِهِ، وَلَكِنْ يُخَوِّفُ اللَّهُ بِهِ عِبَادَهُ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ شَيْئًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَافْزَعُوا إِلَى ذِكْرِهِ وَدُعَائِهِ وَاسْتِغْفَارِهِ ‏"‏‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn al-‘Ala’ narrated to us; he said: Abu Usamah narrated to us, from Burayd ibn ‘Abd Allah, from Abu Burdah, from Abu Musa, who said: The sun was eclipsed, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood in alarm, fearing that the Hour might have come. He went to the mosque and prayed with the longest standing, bowing, and prostration I had ever seen him perform. He said: ‘These signs that Allah sends do not occur because of anyone’s death or life. Rather, Allah frightens His servants by means of them. When you see anything of that, hasten to remember Him, call upon Him, and seek His forgiveness.’