Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1470
أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُبَيْدَ بْنَ عُمَيْرٍ، يُحَدِّثُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَنْ، أُصَدِّقُ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ يُرِيدُ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ كَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَامَ بِالنَّاسِ قِيَامًا شَدِيدًا يَقُومُ بِالنَّاسِ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ فَرَكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ ثَلاَثَ رَكَعَاتٍ رَكَعَ الثَّالِثَةَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ حَتَّى إِنَّ رِجَالاً يَوْمَئِذٍ يُغْشَى عَلَيْهِمْ حَتَّى إِنَّ سِجَالَ الْمَاءِ لَتُصَبُّ عَلَيْهِمْ مِمَّا قَامَ بِهِمْ يَقُولُ إِذَا رَكَعَ " اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ " . وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ " سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ " . فَلَمْ يَنْصَرِفْ حَتَّى تَجَلَّتِ الشَّمْسُ فَقَامَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ " إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ لاَ يَنْكَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَلاَ لِحَيَاتِهِ وَلَكِنْ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ يُخَوِّفُكُمْ بِهِمَا فَإِذَا كَسَفَا فَافْزَعُوا إِلَى ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حَتَّى يَنْجَلِيَا " .
Ya‘qub ibn Ibrahim narrated to us; he said: Ibn ‘Ulayyah narrated to us; he said: Ibn Jurayj informed me, from ‘Ata’, who said: I heard ‘Ubayd ibn ‘Umayr narrating. He said: A person whom I trust narrated to me—I thought he meant ‘A’ishah—that she said: During the Messenger of Allah’s (peace and blessings be upon him) time, the sun was eclipsed. He led the people in prayer and stood for a very long time, then bowed, stood, bowed, stood, and bowed again. He prayed two rak‘ahs, with three bowings in each rak‘ah; after the third bowing, he prostrated. That day, some men fainted, and water was poured over them because of how long they had stood. When he bowed, he said, “Allah is greatest”; when he raised his head, he said, “Allah listens to whoever praises Him.” He did not depart until the sun had cleared. Then he stood, praised and extolled Allah, and said: “The sun and the moon are not eclipsed because of anyone’s death or life. They are two of Allah’s signs, through which He instills fear in you. When they are eclipsed, hasten to the remembrance of Allah, Mighty and Sublime, until they clear.”
Translation notes
يُحَدِّثُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَنْ،
The Arabic reports a trusted but unnamed informant and then says the speaker thought the person meant ‘A’ishah; the exact antecedent of this first-person thought is not explicit in the wording.
Can the identity of the person who thought the informant meant ‘A’ishah be resolved from a reliable source witness?