How to perform the prayer for an eclipse.

The Shaykh : As for its method: it has a time, a place, and a form. A time, a place, and a form. Its time: from the moment the effect of the eclipse appears, from the moment the effect of the eclipse appears, the prayer is prescribed. If it happens that the eclipse is slight and not clearly visible, meaning: the light of the sun or moon is not broken by it, then it is not prescribed. Even if we know from the perspective of astronomical science that there will be an eclipse, but it is not clearly visible, then the eclipse prayer is not prescribed, because there is no action based on calculation. It is necessary that the breaking of the light be clearly visible. So from the moment it becomes clearly visible, people rush to the prayer until it clears. If it clears, then there is no prayer. If it happens that the eclipse occurs at the end of the night and people are sleeping, and when they wake up, they find that only a small part remains until it clears, and the effect of the eclipse has already disappeared, then the prayer is not prescribed here. Why? The cause has disappeared, the time has ended. And it is not made up if it is missed, because it is one of the prayers with a cause. Every prayer that has a cause, if its cause is missed, then it is not made up. As for the place: its place is the congregational mosques. It is prayed in the congregational mosques. This is the best, because the people in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gathered in one mosque. For this reason, the scholars said: "The best for the eclipse prayer is that it be established in the congregational mosque", meaning: the one in which the Friday prayer is prayed. But if it happens that the other mosques have the elderly, they have old men, they have laziness, and they establish the eclipse prayer in their mosques, then there is no harm, because the practice of the people has been this way for a long time. But if it is possible for people to gather in the congregational mosques, then that is better and more excellent. As for its method: first, it has a call, it has a call, meaning the adhan. But it is not like the usual adhan. It is said: "The prayer is a congregation," until the people gather. This phrase is repeated as much as it is likely that the people have been informed of it, meaning: twice, three times, four times, five times, according to the situation. For example, the people might be sleeping at night. Do we increase the repetition or not? Yes. And it might be during the day, and the day is noisy with sounds and clamor. Do we increase in that or not? We increase according to the situation. But three times is the original. And what is added is according to need. And I said that three times is the original because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he spoke, spoke three times, and when he greeted, greeted three times, so that it would be conveyed. Then the people gather, and the imam comes forward and prays with them a loud prayer, even during the day, because the original for the daytime prayer is that it is silent. But if it is a prayer with a gathering, it becomes loud. Every prayer in which the people all gather during the day, is it what? Loud. Look at the 'Id prayer, is it loud or silent? The Friday prayer? The prayer for rain? Loud, because the people gather. So if they gather, it is wise that they be on the imam's recitation, listening to it all together. So every prayer with a general gathering is loud, I mean during the day. As for the night, all its prayers are loud. He says takbir and begins with: . And there is another opening supplication, who remembers it? Another opening supplication?
The student: .

The Shaykh : Well done. Yes. This is another opening supplication, meaning: so I do not commit sins, make them far from me. , meaning: make me pure from them, do not attach them to me as dirt does not attach to a white garment. . This is after the purification, a washing to remove the effect finally. . So let him begin with either the first: etc. Or the second: . Then he recites al-Fatihah and a long, long, long surah. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) estimated it to be about the length of Surat al-Baqarah. Then he bows in a long, long, long bowing. But what does he say in the bowing? Because we understood, O Firas, we understood that in the standing he recites. But in the bowing, what does he say? He says: He repeats it, if he repeats it a thousand times. And he also says: . And he says: , because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the bowing: So increase in the glorification of Allah. Then he raises his head. And when he raises his head, he says: when he raises it, when he stands straight, except the ma'mum who says: "Our Lord, to You is praise" in the state of raising. Then he recites al-Fatihah, he recites al-Fatihah and a long, long surah, but it is less than the first. Then he bows in a long, long bowing, but it is less than the first bowing. Then he raises his head saying: "Allah hears the one who praises Him, our Lord, to You is praise." And he prolongs the standing to the extent of the bowing. - Pay attention, my brother - he prolongs the standing to the extent of the bowing. What does he say in the standing while it is long? He praises Allah. This standing is a place for praise, he says for example: . And he repeats the praise: and the like, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the bowing what? What did he say in the bowing? . Then yes. This is in the bowing, in the standing after the bowing, he did not mention a specific thing, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) made it a place for praise. Then he prostrates the first prostration and prolongs it and prolongs it and prolongs it. And he says: , because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: And he repeats the supplication, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: meaning: it is likely . Increase in supplication. This prostration is to the extent of the bowing, then he stands up from the first prostration and sits between the two prostrations sitting to the extent of the prostration. And what does he say? He says: . And he repeats from seeking forgiveness, because this sitting is a sitting of seeking forgiveness, so let him repeat it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to Him one hundred times every day. Then he prostrates the second prostration and prolongs the prostration, then he stands up to the rak'ah what? The second. And he recites in it. But his recitation is less than his first recitation. And his bowing is less than his first bowing. And his standing after the bowing is less than his first standing. And his prostration is less than his first prostration. And his sitting between the two prostrations is less than his first prostration. And the second prostration is less than the prostration in the first rak'ah. Then he testifies and completes and says taslim. So who can tell me the description now in brief? Yes?

The questioner : He says takbir and recites the opening supplication, then he recites al-Hamd, then he bows, then he prostrates.

The Shaykh : As brief as possible. May Allah reward you. Now, if the prayer ends and the eclipse remains, the sun has not cleared and the moon has not cleared. What does the person do? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: . And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) departed from the prayer and the sun had cleared. So if we finish the prayer and the eclipse remains, the door is open, praise be to Allah. What do we do? We seek forgiveness from Allah and we supplicate to Allah until it clears, then Is the meaning until it disappears completely, or do we say: when the clearing begins, the fear has disappeared? The apparent meaning of the texts is until the final clearing, you continue to supplicate to Allah, seek forgiveness from Allah, remember Allah, glorify Allah until it clears.