“The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) performed the eclipse prayer. He stood for a long time,then hebowed for a long time, then he stood up for a long time, thenhebowed for a long time, then he stood up, then he prostrated for along time, then he sat up, then he prostrated for a long time. Hestood for a long time, then he bowed for a long time, then he stoodupfor a long time, then he bowed for a long time, then he stood up,then heprostrated for a long time, then he sat up, then heprostrated for along time. Then he finished and said: ‘Paradisewas brought close tome, so that if I had dared, I could have broughtyou some of itsfruits. And Hell was brought near to me, until Isaid: “O Lord, am Ione of them?” Nafi’ said: “I think thathe said: ‘And I saw a womanbeing scratched by a cat that belongedto her. I said: “What is wrongwith this woman?” They said: “Shedetained it until it died of hunger;she did not feed it and she didnot let it loose to eat of the verminof the earth.”