The characteristics of the eclipse prayer mentioned in Sahih Muslim
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, all the descriptions that were reported regarding the eclipse prayer were mentioned by Imam Muslim in his Sahih. Does this imply that the moon may have been eclipsed more than once, but it was not transmitted?
Answer:
I heard the answer, my brother, that the moon was never eclipsed during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); rather, the sun was eclipsed only once. It is not possible that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) performed all of these descriptions; he must have performed one of them. So, the stronger position is taken, which is the first description, in which the eclipse prayer consists of two rak'ahs, with two bowings in each rak'ah. This is the stronger position, and it is acted upon.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, all the descriptions that were reported regarding the eclipse prayer were mentioned by Imam Muslim in his Sahih. Does this imply that the moon may have been eclipsed more than once, but it was not transmitted?
Answer:
I heard the answer, my brother, that the moon was never eclipsed during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); rather, the sun was eclipsed only once. It is not possible that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) performed all of these descriptions; he must have performed one of them. So, the stronger position is taken, which is the first description, in which the eclipse prayer consists of two rak'ahs, with two bowings in each rak'ah. This is the stronger position, and it is acted upon.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/42 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (43:56)
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