Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 1060

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ عِلاَقَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ شُعْبَةَ، يَقُولُ انْكَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ يَوْمَ مَاتَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ، فَقَالَ النَّاسُ انْكَسَفَتْ لِمَوْتِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ، لاَ يَنْكَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلاَ لِحَيَاتِهِ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُمَا فَادْعُوا اللَّهَ وَصَلُّوا حَتَّى يَنْجَلِيَ ‏"‏‏.‏

Translation

Abu al-Walid narrated to us; he said: Za’idah narrated to us; Ziyad ibn ‘Ilaqah narrated to us; he said: I heard al-Mughirah ibn Shu‘bah say: The sun was eclipsed on the day Ibrahim died, and the people said: ‘It was eclipsed because Ibrahim died.’ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘The sun and the moon are two of Allah’s signs. They do not eclipse because of anyone’s death or life. When you see them, call upon Allah and pray until the eclipse clears.’