Sunan Abi Dawud · The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa)
باب مَنْ قَالَ أَرْبَعُ رَكَعَاتٍ
Chapter: Whoever Said That It Should Be Prayed With Four Rak’ahs.
9 hadith · references 1178–1186
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Abu Dawud · 1178يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ، إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَا يَنْكَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ بَشَرٍ ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ شَيْئًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَصَلُّوا حَتَّى تَنْجَلِيَNarrated Jabir bin Abdullah: There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had died. The people began to to say that there was an eclipse on account of the death of Ibrahim. The Prophet ﷺ stood 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1179حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، قَالَ : كُسِفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّNarrated Jabir: There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a hot day. The Messenger of Allah ﷺled his Companions in prayer and prolonged the standing until the people began to fall down. H5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1180فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَقَامَ ، فَكَبَّرَ ، وَصَفَّ النَّاسُ وَرَاءَهُ ، فَاقْتَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قِرَاءَةً طَوِيلَةً ، ثُمَّ Narrated Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her): There was an eclipse of the sun during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ﷺcame tot he mosque; he stood up and uttered the takbir (Allah is great); the people stood in8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 1181أَنَّهُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ رَكْعَتَيْنِNarrated Abdullah bin Abbas: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed at the solar eclipse as reported in the tradition narrated by Urwah from Aishah from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he offered two rak'ahs of prayer bowing twic6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1182صَلَّى بِهِمْ فَقَرَأَ بِسُورَةٍ مِنْ الطُّوَر وَرَكَعَ خَمْسَ رَكَعَاتٍ ، وَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ قَامَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَقَرَأَ سُورَةً مِنْ الطُّوَرِ وَرَكَعَ خَمْسَ رَكَعَاتٍ وَسَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ جَلَسَ كNarrated Ubayy bin Kab: An eclipse of the sun took place in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ led them in prayer. He recited one of the long surahs, bowing five times and prostrating himself twice. He t9 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 1183أَنَّهُ صَلَّى فِي كُسُوفِ الشَّمْسِ ، فَقَرَأَ ، ثُمَّ رَكَعَ ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ ، ثُمَّ رَكَعَ ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ ، ثُمَّ رَكَعَ ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ ، ثُمَّ رَكَعَ ، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ وَالْأُخْرَى مِثْلُهَاNarrated Ibn Abbas: The Prophet ﷺ prayed at solar eclipse; he recited from the Quran and then bowed; then he recited from the Quran and then bowed; he then recited from the Quran and bowed; he then recited fromt eh Quran6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1184فَاسْتَقْدَمَ ، فَصَلَّى ، فَقَامَ بِنَا كَأَطْوَلِ مَا قَامَ بِنَا فِي صَلَاةٍ قَطُّ لَا نَسْمَعُ لَهُ صَوْتًا ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ رَكَعَ بِنَا كَأَطْوَلِ مَا رَكَعَ بِنَا فِي صَلَاةٍ قَطُّ لَا نَسْمَعُ لَهُ صَوْتًا ، ثُمَّNarrated Samurah ibn Jundub: When, a boy from the Ansar and I were shooting (arrows) towards two of our targets, the sun was sighted by the people at the height of two or three lances above the horizon. It became black l5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1185إِنَّمَا هَذِهِ الْآيَاتُ يُخَوِّفُ اللَّهُ بِهَا ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهَا فَصَلُّوا كَأَحْدَثِ صَلَاةٍ صَلَّيْتُمُوهَا مِنَ الْمَكْتُوبَةِNarrated Qabisah al-Hilali: There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He came out bewildered pulling his garment, and I was in his company at Madina. He prayed two rak'ahs and stood for a l5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1186حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا رَيْحَانُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ ، عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ ، أَنَّ قَبِيصَةَ الْهِلَالِيNarrated Qabisah al Hilali: The solar eclipse took place. . . The narrator then narrated the tradition like that of Musa. The narrator again said: Until the stars appear (in the heaven).7 narrators