between him and ‘Ā’ishah’s chamber—and whenever he emerges, he will claim that he is Allah. Whoever believes in him, accepts his claims, and follows him will gain no benefit from any righteous deeds he previously performed. Whoever rejects him and declares him a liar will not be punished for any deeds he previously performed.

He will prevail over the entire earth except the Sacred Sanctuary and Jerusalem. He will besiege the believers in Jerusalem, and they will be severely shaken. Then Allah, Mighty and Majestic, will destroy him and his troops, until even the remnant of a wall—or he said, ‘the base of a wall’—and the root of a tree will call out: ‘O believer, O Muslim, here is a Jew—or he said, “here is an unbeliever”—so come and kill him!’”

He said: “That will not happen until you witness events whose gravity grows in your minds, and you ask one another (1): ‘Did your Prophet ever mention any of these things to you?’ Nor will it happen until mountains move from their places. Then, immediately afterward, comes the taking.”

This, then, is what has been authentically reported from him concerning the manner of the eclipse prayer and its sermon. Other reports describe him performing it in different ways.

One describes three bowings in each unit of prayer (2).

Another describes four bowings in each unit of prayer (3).

Another describes it as resembling the most recent (4) prayer performed, with one bowing in each unit (5). However,