Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1482
عَن عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: انْخَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَامَ قِيَامًا طَوِيلًا نَحْوًا مِنْ قِرَاءَةِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ رُكُوعًا طَوِيلًا ثُمَّ رَفَعَ فَقَامَ قِيَامًا طَوِيلًا وَهُوَ دُونَ الْقِيَامِ الْأَوَّلِ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ رُكُوعًا طَوِيلًا وَهُوَ دُونَ الرُّكُوعِ الْأَوَّلِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ ثُمَّ قَامَ قِيَامًا طَوِيلًا وَهُوَ دُونَ الْقِيَامِ الْأَوَّلِ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ رُكُوعًا طَوِيلًا وَهُوَ دُونَ الرُّكُوعِ الْأَوَّلِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ فَقَامَ قِيَامًا طَوِيلًا وَهُوَ دُونَ الْقِيَامِ الْأَوَّلِ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ رُكُوعًا طَوِيلًا وَهُوَ دُونَ الرُّكُوعِ الْأَوَّلِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ ثمَّ انْصَرف وَقد تجلت الشَّمْس فَقَالَ صلى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم: «إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ لَا يَخْسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لِحَيَاتِهِ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ ذَلِكَ فَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ» . قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ الله رَأَيْنَاك تناولت شَيْئا فِي مقامك ثمَّ رَأَيْنَاك تكعكعت؟ قَالَ صلى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم: «إِنِّي أريت الْجنَّة فتناولت عُنْقُودًا وَلَوْ أَخَذْتُهُ لَأَكَلْتُمْ مِنْهُ مَا بَقِيَتِ الدُّنْيَا وأريت النَّار فَلم أر منْظرًا كَالْيَوْمِ قَطُّ أَفْظَعَ وَرَأَيْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءَ» . قَالُوا: بِمَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: «بِكُفْرِهِنَّ» . قِيلَ: يَكْفُرْنَ بِاللَّهِ؟ . قَالَ: " يَكْفُرْنَ الْعَشِيرَ وَيَكْفُرْنَ الْإِحْسَانَ لَو أَحْسَنت إِلَى أحداهن الدَّهْر كُله ثُمَّ رَأَتْ مِنْكَ شَيْئًا قَالَتْ: مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْك خيرا قطّ "
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abd Allah ibn Abbas said: The sun was eclipsed during the time of the Messenger of God, and the Messenger of God prayed. He stood for a long time, about as long as it takes to recite Surat al-Baqara. Then he bowed for a long time, rose, and stood for a long time, shorter than the first standing. Then he bowed for a long time, shorter than the first bowing; rose; and prostrated. Then he stood for a long time, shorter than the first standing; bowed for a long time, shorter than the first bowing; rose and stood for a long time, shorter than the first standing; bowed for a long time, shorter than the first bowing; rose; and prostrated. Then he departed, and the sun had become clear. He said: The sun and the moon are two signs of God. They do not eclipse because of the death or life of anyone. When you see that, remember God.
They said: Messenger of God, we saw you reach for something while you were standing, then we saw you recoil. He said: I was shown Paradise and reached for a cluster of grapes. Had I taken it, you would have eaten from it for as long as the world remains. I was also shown the Fire, and I have never seen a sight more dreadful than what I saw today. I saw that most of its inhabitants were women. They asked: Why, Messenger of God? He replied: Because of their kufr. He was asked: Do they disbelieve in God? He replied: They are ungrateful to their husbands and ungrateful for kindness. If you were to show one of them kindness throughout your life, then she saw something she disliked in you, she would say: I have never seen any good from you.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic says death or life; the English witness has death or birth. The translation follows the Arabic wording. The witness also supplies explanatory footnotes absent from this Arabic block, which are not included here.
لَا يَخْسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لِحَيَاتِهِ
The Arabic explicitly says life, while the English witness reads birth.
Can this Arabic reading be checked against a reliable edition or parallel?