The Ruling on the Eclipse Prayer
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The questioner:
A questioner says: What is the ruling on the eclipse prayer?
The Shaykh:
It is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah). Some hold that it is a collective obligation (fard kifayah). Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this is Salim, and he says:
The Shaykh:
When they mentioned the sunnahs, they said: the eclipse prayer, then the prayer for rain, then the tarawih prayer; these are a confirmed sunnah according to the school of jurisprudence.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner says: What is the ruling on the eclipse prayer?
The Shaykh:
It is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah). Some hold that it is a collective obligation (fard kifayah). Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this is Salim, and he says:
The Shaykh:
When they mentioned the sunnahs, they said: the eclipse prayer, then the prayer for rain, then the tarawih prayer; these are a confirmed sunnah according to the school of jurisprudence.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب : ما جاء أن بعض هذه الأمة يعبد الأوثان - 2 — islamhouse.com (1:08:05)
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