412 – Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them) said: “The sun was eclipsed during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so he prayed. He stood for a long time—about as long as it takes to recite Sūrat al-Baqarah—then bowed and prolonged the bowing; he then rose and stood for a long time, though shorter than the first standing, after which he bowed for a long time, yet shorter than the first bowing, then prostrated. He rose again and stood for a long time, though less than the first standing; then he bowed for a long time, though less than the first bowing; he then rose and stood for a long time, though shorter than the first standing; after that he bowed for a long time, though shorter than the first bowing, and then prostrated. When he finished and the sun had cleared, he addressed the people.” Agreed upon, and the wording is that of al-Bukhārī ⦗1⦘.

In a narration recorded by Muslim: “When the sun was eclipsed, he prayed eight rakʿahs in four prostrations.” ⦗2⦘

A similar report is narrated from ʿAlī. ⦗3⦘

Muslim also relates from Jābir: “He prayed six rakʿahs with four prostrations.” ⦗4⦘

And Abū Dāwūd reports from Ubayy ibn Kaʿb: “He prayed and bowed five times,