Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1484
وَعَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ: خَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَزِعًا يَخْشَى أَنْ تَكُونَ السَّاعَةَ فَأَتَى الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّى بِأَطْوَلِ قِيَامٍ وَرُكُوعٍ وَسُجُودٍ مَا رَأَيْتُهُ قَطُّ يَفْعَلُهُ وَقَالَ: «هَذِهِ الْآيَاتُ الَّتِي يُرْسِلُ اللَّهُ لَا تَكُونُ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لِحَيَاتِهِ وَلَكِنْ يُخَوِّفُ اللَّهُ بِهَا عِبَادَهُ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ شَيْئًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَافْزَعُوا إِلَى ذِكْرِهِ وَدُعَائِهِ واستغفاره»
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Musa said: The sun was eclipsed, and the Prophet rose in alarm, fearing that the Last 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 God sends do not occur because of the death or life of anyone. Rather, God warns His servants through them. When you see any of that, turn earnestly to remembrance of Him, supplication to Him, and seeking His forgiveness.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic says death or life; the English witness has death or birth. The translation follows the Arabic wording.
لَا تَكُونُ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلَا لِحَيَاتِهِ
The Arabic says life while the English witness reads birth.
Can this Arabic reading be checked against a reliable edition or parallel?