Causes for Lengthening the Recitation in the Eclipse Prayer
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Fourth: Why is this prayer lengthened in the recitation, the bowing, the standing, and the prostration?
Because it is a prayer of awe, in which a person needs to turn back to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and repent. Also, the duration of the eclipse may be long.And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (Pray and call upon Allah until it is cleared from you). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) remained in the eclipse prayer until the sun was revealed. He did not conclude his prayer until it had been revealed. We mentioned at the beginning of our discussion that the eclipse that occurred during his time was a total solar eclipse, and this usually takes a long time. I have mentioned that some of the Companions fainted from exhaustion and fatigue due to the length of the recitation.
Therefore: It is lengthened because it is the norm for the time of the eclipse to be long. If we suppose that we did not know about the eclipse until it began to be revealed, and when it begins to be revealed it sometimes clears quickly, do we pray or do we not pray?Answer: We pray; because it is a prayer with a cause, restricted by a limit, so the limit is restricted by its limit. If we did not know about the eclipse until after it had been fully revealed, do we make it up? We do not make it up; because this prayer is for a cause that has ceased.And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says: (Pray and call upon Allah until it is cleared from you).
Because it is a prayer of awe, in which a person needs to turn back to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and repent. Also, the duration of the eclipse may be long.And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (Pray and call upon Allah until it is cleared from you). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) remained in the eclipse prayer until the sun was revealed. He did not conclude his prayer until it had been revealed. We mentioned at the beginning of our discussion that the eclipse that occurred during his time was a total solar eclipse, and this usually takes a long time. I have mentioned that some of the Companions fainted from exhaustion and fatigue due to the length of the recitation.
Therefore: It is lengthened because it is the norm for the time of the eclipse to be long. If we suppose that we did not know about the eclipse until it began to be revealed, and when it begins to be revealed it sometimes clears quickly, do we pray or do we not pray?Answer: We pray; because it is a prayer with a cause, restricted by a limit, so the limit is restricted by its limit. If we did not know about the eclipse until after it had been fully revealed, do we make it up? We do not make it up; because this prayer is for a cause that has ceased.And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says: (Pray and call upon Allah until it is cleared from you).