Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 1063
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، قَالَ خَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَخَرَجَ يَجُرُّ رِدَاءَهُ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ، وَثَابَ النَّاسُ إِلَيْهِ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، فَانْجَلَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَقَالَ " إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ، وَإِنَّهُمَا لاَ يَخْسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ، وَإِذَا كَانَ ذَاكَ فَصَلُّوا وَادْعُوا حَتَّى يُكْشَفَ مَا بِكُمْ ". وَذَاكَ أَنَّ ابْنًا لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَاتَ، يُقَالُ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ، فَقَالَ النَّاسُ فِي ذَاكَ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Ma‘mar narrated to us; he said: ‘Abd al-Warith narrated to us; Yunus narrated to us, from al-Hasan, from Abu Bakrah, who said: The sun was eclipsed during the Messenger of Allah’s lifetime. He came out, dragging his cloak, until he reached the mosque. The people rushed to him, and he prayed two units with them. The sun cleared, and he said: ‘The sun and the moon are two of Allah’s signs. They do not eclipse because of anyone’s death. When that happens, pray and call upon Allah until what has come upon you is lifted.’ This was because a son of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), called Ibrahim, had died, and the people spoke about that.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
فَقَالَ النَّاسُ فِي ذَاكَ.
The Arabic says that the people spoke about it, without quoting their words here; the English witness supplies the claim that they said the eclipse was caused by his death.
Should the English witness’s specification of what the people said be omitted because it is not stated in this source block?
وَإِذَا كَانَ ذَاكَ فَصَلُّوا وَادْعُوا حَتَّى يُكْشَفَ مَا بِكُمْ ".
The Arabic says ‘until what is upon you is uncovered/lifted’; the English witness specifies the eclipse as the object.
Does the Arabic phrase refer specifically to the eclipse clearing, or should its object remain implicit?