jāmiʿah,” is evidence that the eclipse prayer is meant to be a public gathering and that it should be performed in the same manner as the ʿEid and rain-seeking prayers in terms of assembling the people. The Prophet ﷺ recited aloud—although the prayer may occur in daylight—only because it draws a large congregation, and the call “al-ṣalāh jāmiʿah” is made for precisely that reason.

7 – The author (may Allah have mercy on him) has abbreviated this ḥadith of ʿĀʾishah; yet it contains further details whose purport we shall present, so that the benefit is complete so long as they belong to the report we are studying:

(8) The Prophet ﷺ lengthened the standing in the first rakʿah, then bowed and prolonged the bowing, though it was shorter than the first standing; he then prostrated and lengthened the prostration. In the second rakʿah he did the same as in the first, and when he concluded he addressed the people.

9 – It is recommended to lengthen the standing, bowing, and prostration in this prayer.

10 – Each rakʿah should be shorter than the one before it.

11 – The time for the prayer begins with the onset of the eclipse and ends when it clears.

12 – Giving a sermon is recommended whenever there is a need for it.

13 – All these rulings are explicitly mentioned in the ḥadith of ʿĀʾishah. The author quoted from it only what pertains to the legal rulings of the eclipse prayer, perhaps considering the forthcoming ḥadith of Ibn ʿAbbās sufficient—and Allah knows best.