The Takbir for the Eclipse Prayer
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Seventh: And from the issues that arise regarding the prayer of the eclipse: If it is called for, does he say the takbir and the tashahhud?
No.
Rather, he says, "The prayer is assembled." How many times does he repeat it? He repeats it three, four, or five times, but it is better to recite it in an odd number, and he repeats it according to need. For example, if the eclipse occurs when people are awake and alert, there is no need for a long repetition, because the people are awake and alert. But if it occurs during the night, as with the lunar eclipse yesterday, he repeats it until he is convinced that he has conveyed the message, because the people are sleeping, and in most cases, in the winter days, they are in their houses with the doors closed, so they do not hear. The repetition of the call for the eclipse prayer is according to need; if they need a lot of repetition, he does it, otherwise he does not.
We ask Allah the Exalted to make us and you among those who take heed by the verses of Allah and benefit from them, and to give us and you a good life, and to cause us to die upon faith, and to make us among His sincere servants. Indeed, He is the One capable of that and able to do it, and all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and all his Companions.
No.
Rather, he says, "The prayer is assembled." How many times does he repeat it? He repeats it three, four, or five times, but it is better to recite it in an odd number, and he repeats it according to need. For example, if the eclipse occurs when people are awake and alert, there is no need for a long repetition, because the people are awake and alert. But if it occurs during the night, as with the lunar eclipse yesterday, he repeats it until he is convinced that he has conveyed the message, because the people are sleeping, and in most cases, in the winter days, they are in their houses with the doors closed, so they do not hear. The repetition of the call for the eclipse prayer is according to need; if they need a lot of repetition, he does it, otherwise he does not.
We ask Allah the Exalted to make us and you among those who take heed by the verses of Allah and benefit from them, and to give us and you a good life, and to cause us to die upon faith, and to make us among His sincere servants. Indeed, He is the One capable of that and able to do it, and all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and all his Companions.