Why is the description of the eclipse prayer restricted to a single form
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
He says:The questioner : O esteemed Shaykh, why is the description of the eclipse prayer restricted to a single form, when we know that more than one form was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but some scholars mentioned that it is anomalous, even though we see that the eclipse repeats in this time? Why is it not attributed to multiple forms rather than to anomaly?
The Shaykh : It is well known that the eclipse did not occur after the migration of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) except once. So how many prayers would that be? Yes. One prayer. And if al-Bukhari and Muslim agreed that there are two bowings in every unit of prayer, and then Muslim or someone else reported it as three bowings, then what al-Bukhari and Muslim agreed upon is the relied-upon position. For this reason, one of the rules of the science of hadith terminology is: "If a trustworthy narrator contradicts someone who is stronger than him in number or memorization, the contradicting narrator is called what? Anomalous, and is not relied upon". And the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "What is preserved regarding the eclipse prayer is the hadith of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that he prayed two units, with two bowings and two prostrations in each unit, and everything other than that is anomalous". But it is authentic from the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) that they prayed with three bowings in each unit. Yes.
He says:The questioner : O esteemed Shaykh, why is the description of the eclipse prayer restricted to a single form, when we know that more than one form was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but some scholars mentioned that it is anomalous, even though we see that the eclipse repeats in this time? Why is it not attributed to multiple forms rather than to anomaly?
The Shaykh : It is well known that the eclipse did not occur after the migration of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) except once. So how many prayers would that be? Yes. One prayer. And if al-Bukhari and Muslim agreed that there are two bowings in every unit of prayer, and then Muslim or someone else reported it as three bowings, then what al-Bukhari and Muslim agreed upon is the relied-upon position. For this reason, one of the rules of the science of hadith terminology is: "If a trustworthy narrator contradicts someone who is stronger than him in number or memorization, the contradicting narrator is called what? Anomalous, and is not relied upon". And the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "What is preserved regarding the eclipse prayer is the hadith of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that he prayed two units, with two bowings and two prostrations in each unit, and everything other than that is anomalous". But it is authentic from the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) that they prayed with three bowings in each unit. Yes.