How long is the recitation in the eclipse prayer?

The questioner : Yes, go ahead. May Allah welcome you, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : May Allah greet you.

The questioner : I have a question regarding the eclipse prayer. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the eclipse prayer with two rak'ahs, with two bowings and two prostrations in each rak'ah. He recited in the first rak'ah the opening of the Book and a long surah, reciting it aloud until he completed it, in accordance with the practice reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him).

The Shaykh : May Allah send prayers and peace upon him.

The questioner : My question, Honorable Shaykh, is whether reciting a long surah means reciting one long surah, or whether the imam recites one surah and, if he wishes, adds to it from the surah that follows? A second question.

The presenter : Just a moment, we will answer.

The Shaykh : May Allah bless you, the point is the length of the recitation? Whether it is one surah or two or more, yes, meaning whether he recites one surah or recites two or more. If we assume he wants to recite from Surah Tabaarak to the end of the Qur'an, it is known that he will combine several surahs. Do you understand?

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : The first recitation is longer than the one that follows, and in the second rak'ah as well, the recitation in it is shorter than the recitation in the first rak'ah.

The questioner : Honorable Shaykh, does lengthening the prayer require extending it until the eclipse ends?

The Shaykh : Yes, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Pray until it clears up for you.

The questioner : What if the time for eating enters?

The Shaykh : The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the eclipse prayer. Let it be known to you that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) did not pray the eclipse prayer except once, and that was when the sun was eclipsed in the tenth year, in Shawwal, on the twenty-ninth day, after it had risen. It was the length of a spear or two spears, meaning after half an hour or so. And the eclipse was total. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the prayer.
He said the takbir and recited al-Fatihah, then recited a surah like Surah al-Baqarah. The first standing, then he bowed in a long bowing, then he stood up and recited al-Fatihah and a long surah, but shorter than the first. Then he said the takbir and bowed in a long bowing, shorter than the first. Then he raised his head and stood in a long standing, like his bowing, then he prostrated in a long prostration, like his bowing, then he stood up and sat between the two prostrations in a long sitting, like his prostration. Then he prostrated in a long prostration, then he stood up and prayed the second rak'ah like the first, but shorter in what he did. This is how the Sunnah came. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) lengthened the recitation in it until some of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), despite their strong bodies and strong faith, some of them would fall from the standing due to the length of the standing. He finished his prayer and the sun had cleared. And he ordered us to pray until what is with us clears and until it ends.
So if it happens that the prayer ends before it clears, he supplicates, seeks forgiveness, and remembers Allah until it clears. This is if it is facilitated, and if it is not facilitated, then the important thing is the prayer.