and the banishment of my sorrow, and the removal of my anxiety and distress,’ no servant says this but that Allah takes away his worry and grief and, in their place, grants him joy.”

They asked, “Messenger of Allah, should we not learn these words?”

He replied, “Anyone who hears them ought to learn them.”

He also said to his community:

“The sun and the moon are two of Allah’s signs; they do not eclipse because of the death or life of anyone. Rather, Allah instills fear in His servants through them. So when you see that, rush to the prayer, the remembrance of Allah, and seeking forgiveness.”

Thus, during an eclipse he commanded them to perform prayer, make supplication, remember Allah, free slaves, and give charity. He never instructed them to call upon any created being—neither angel, nor prophet, nor anyone else.

Examples of this abound in his Sunnah: in times of fear he legislated for the Muslims only what Allah has enjoined—supplicating Allah, remembering Him, seeking His forgiveness, performing the prayer, giving charity, and the like. So how could a believer in Allah