Zād al-MaʿādIbn al-Qayyim

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His guidance concerning the eclipse prayer

When the sun was eclipsed, he (peace and blessings be upon him) hurried to the mosque in alarm, trailing his cloak. The eclipse occurred early in the day, when the sun had risen to a height of two or three spear-lengths. He stepped forward and prayed two units of prayer. In the first, he recited the opening surah of the Quran and a long surah, reciting aloud. He then bowed, prolonging the bowing. Then he raised his head and stood for a long time, though less than during the first standing. As he raised his head, he said: “Allah hears whoever praises Him. Our Lord, to You belongs all praise.” He then resumed reciting, before bowing again for a long time, though less than during the first bowing (1). He then prostrated, prolonging the prostration. In the second unit (2), he did as he had done in the first. Thus, each unit contained two bowings and two prostrations, making a total of four bowings (3) and four prostrations (4) in the two units.

During that prayer, he saw Paradise and the Fire. He intended to take a cluster of grapes from Paradise to show it to them. He saw those being punished in the Fire: he saw a woman being scratched by a cat she had tied up until it died of hunger and thirst. He also saw ‘Amr ibn Mālik dragging his intestines in the Fire; he had been the first to alter the religion of Abraham (5). And he saw in it the thief who stole from pilgrims being punished (6).

(1) The printed editions add at this point: “Then he raised his head from bowing.” (2) Qāf and Mīm read: “al-rak‘ah al-ūlā (the first unit of prayer).” (3) Qāf, Mīm, and Mīm-Bā read: “rak‘āt (units of prayer).” (4) Mīm-Bā reads: “sajdāt (prostrations).” (5) Transmitted by Muslim (904/9), from Jābir ibn ‘Abd Allāh. (6) Muslim (904/10).
فصل فيه هديه ﷺ في صلاة الكسوف لما كسفت الشمس خرج ﷺ إلى المسجد مسرعًا فزعًا يجُرُّ رداءه. وكان كسوفها في أول النهار على مقدار رمحين أو ثلاثة من طلوعها. فتقدَّم وصلَّى ركعتين، قرأ في الأولى بفاتحة الكتاب وسورة طويلة، وجهر بالقراءة. ثم ركع، فأطال الركوع. ثم رفع رأسه من الركوع، فأطال القيام، وهو دون القيام الأول. وقال لما رفع رأسه: «سمع الله لمن حمده، ربَّنا ولك الحمد». ثم أخذ في القراءة، ثم ركع فأطال الركوع، وهو دون الركوع الأول (١). ثم سجد فأطال السجود. ثم فعل في الأخرى (٢) مثل ما فعل في الأولى. فكان في كلِّ ركعة ركوعان وسجودان، فاستكمل في الركعتين أربع ركوعات (٣) وأربع سجودات (٤). ورأى في صلاته تلك الجنة والنار، وهَمَّ أن يأخذ عنقودًا من الجنة، فيُريهم إياه. ورأى أهل العذاب في النار، فرأى امرأةً تخدِشها هرَّةٌ ربطتها حتى ماتت جوعًا وعطشًا، ورأى عمرو بن مالك يجُرّ أمعاءه في النار، وكان أول من غيَّر دين إبراهيم (٥). ورأى فيها سارق الحاجِّ يعذَّب (٦).
(١) في النسخ المطبوعة بعده زيادة: «ثم رفع رأسه من الركوع». (٢) ق، م: «الركعة الأولى». (٣) ق، م، مب: «ركعات». (٤) مب: «سجدات». (٥) أخرجه مسلم (٩٠٤/ ٩) من حديث جابر بن عبد الله. (٦) مسلم (٩٠٤/ ١٠).

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