The Ruling on the Eclipse Prayer for a Lunar Eclipse During the Day
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On the coming Monday, at six and a quarter in the morning, the moon will be eclipsed. Should the prayer be performed or not?
And who will observe it at six o'clock?The questioner: It will be observed in all regions of the Kingdom.
The Shaykh: What Allah willed! The questioner: It will be observed in its fullness,Meaning: It will be in its fullness at the middle of six o'clock in the morning.
The Shaykh: No, no, it will perhaps begin at six o'clock.
The questioner: It begins at six o'clock.
The Shaykh: But it is not prescribed until it narrows,Then the scholars said: If it is eclipsed during the day, it is not prayed; because its power has ceased, and people do not fear it if it is during the day; because whether it is eclipsed or not, it will not be apparent to them.
And who will observe it at six o'clock?The questioner: It will be observed in all regions of the Kingdom.
The Shaykh: What Allah willed! The questioner: It will be observed in its fullness,Meaning: It will be in its fullness at the middle of six o'clock in the morning.
The Shaykh: No, no, it will perhaps begin at six o'clock.
The questioner: It begins at six o'clock.
The Shaykh: But it is not prescribed until it narrows,Then the scholars said: If it is eclipsed during the day, it is not prayed; because its power has ceased, and people do not fear it if it is during the day; because whether it is eclipsed or not, it will not be apparent to them.