What is the difference between the solar and lunar eclipses?
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The questioner: What is the solar eclipse... the lunar eclipse?
The Shaykh: The solar eclipse is specific to the sun.
The questioner: And the lunar eclipse is for the moon.
The Shaykh: And the lunar eclipse is for the moon, and sometimes the term lunar eclipse is used for both matters.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes? May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner: Then... suddenly.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner: ... suddenly.
The Shaykh: Suddenly, yes.
Another questioner: Because they do not apply it practically, so one forgets it.
The questioner: They say: He prayed two rak'ahs, each rak'ah containing two bowings.
The Shaykh: Perfect.
The questioner: Yes, it was Ahmad who prayed for us. He recited al-Fatihah in the first rak'ah, and he recited the Qur'an and lengthened the recitation. Then he bowed and lengthened the bowing considerably.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: He raised his head, then began reciting the Qur'an without reciting al-Fatihah.
The Shaykh : Strange!
Another questioner: ... because it is the first time it has passed me; I read it theoretically, but not practically.
The questioner: In the two rak'ahs, he recites al-Fatihah instead of...
The Shaykh: The second bowing, yes.
The questioner: ... but... he recited al-Fatihah only twice.
The Shaykh: Meaning, in each rak'ah he recited al-Fatihah once.
The questioner: Yes, and...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Then...
The Shaykh: How long did you endure the prayer?
Another questioner: We lengthened it a little.
The questioner: We lengthened it a lot.
The Shaykh: How long did you endure it; half an hour, an hour?
Another questioner: No, less than an hour.
The questioner: It was about an hour, perhaps, and then he speeds up the recitation a bit.
The Shaykh: Yes, he hastens, meaning he recites quickly.
The questioner: Then he spoke two words... (peace and blessings be upon him) and he said, on the occasion of the death of Ibrahim, that the people said: such and such. And he said (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 914.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner: ... but he did not deliver a sermon, meaning.
The Shaykh: Was this in the mosque?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : In the mosque?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: How large was the congregation?
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner: ... lifted the phone... the prayer is gathered, the prayer for the eclipse, may Allah reward you...
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner: It was strange to us...
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : How?
Another questioner: He finished the two rak'ahs and looked up and found the news still... two rak'ahs.
The Shaykh : No.
Another questioner: But only two rak'ahs.
The Shaykh: Yes, he wants to estimate, he wants to see whether the lunar or solar eclipse is total or partial.
Another questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: Suppose, for example, that it is total, he wants to estimate, he wants a prayer of two hours, half an hour, a quarter of an hour, and so on.
Another questioner : Yes...
The Shaykh: We perhaps endured the prayer with us between...
...
Another questioner: As for seeking forgiveness, it is possible, meaning... he is still estimating, and it is still not possible in... to seek forgiveness?
The Shaykh : Yes.
Another questioner: To give charity?
The Shaykh: Of course, he wants to give charity...
O Allah, O the Generous, there is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh: The solar eclipse is specific to the sun.
The questioner: And the lunar eclipse is for the moon.
The Shaykh: And the lunar eclipse is for the moon, and sometimes the term lunar eclipse is used for both matters.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes? May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner: Then... suddenly.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner: ... suddenly.
The Shaykh: Suddenly, yes.
Another questioner: Because they do not apply it practically, so one forgets it.
The questioner: They say: He prayed two rak'ahs, each rak'ah containing two bowings.
The Shaykh: Perfect.
The questioner: Yes, it was Ahmad who prayed for us. He recited al-Fatihah in the first rak'ah, and he recited the Qur'an and lengthened the recitation. Then he bowed and lengthened the bowing considerably.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: He raised his head, then began reciting the Qur'an without reciting al-Fatihah.
The Shaykh : Strange!
Another questioner: ... because it is the first time it has passed me; I read it theoretically, but not practically.
The questioner: In the two rak'ahs, he recites al-Fatihah instead of...
The Shaykh: The second bowing, yes.
The questioner: ... but... he recited al-Fatihah only twice.
The Shaykh: Meaning, in each rak'ah he recited al-Fatihah once.
The questioner: Yes, and...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Then...
The Shaykh: How long did you endure the prayer?
Another questioner: We lengthened it a little.
The questioner: We lengthened it a lot.
The Shaykh: How long did you endure it; half an hour, an hour?
Another questioner: No, less than an hour.
The questioner: It was about an hour, perhaps, and then he speeds up the recitation a bit.
The Shaykh: Yes, he hastens, meaning he recites quickly.
The questioner: Then he spoke two words... (peace and blessings be upon him) and he said, on the occasion of the death of Ibrahim, that the people said: such and such. And he said (peace and blessings be upon him):
They are in fact the signs among the signs of Allah
إنَّه آية من آيات اللهThe Shaykh: All right.
The questioner: ... but he did not deliver a sermon, meaning.
The Shaykh: Was this in the mosque?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : In the mosque?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: How large was the congregation?
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner: ... lifted the phone... the prayer is gathered, the prayer for the eclipse, may Allah reward you...
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner: It was strange to us...
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : How?
Another questioner: He finished the two rak'ahs and looked up and found the news still... two rak'ahs.
The Shaykh : No.
Another questioner: But only two rak'ahs.
The Shaykh: Yes, he wants to estimate, he wants to see whether the lunar or solar eclipse is total or partial.
Another questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: Suppose, for example, that it is total, he wants to estimate, he wants a prayer of two hours, half an hour, a quarter of an hour, and so on.
Another questioner : Yes...
The Shaykh: We perhaps endured the prayer with us between...
...
Another questioner: As for seeking forgiveness, it is possible, meaning... he is still estimating, and it is still not possible in... to seek forgiveness?
The Shaykh : Yes.
Another questioner: To give charity?
The Shaykh: Of course, he wants to give charity...
O Allah, O the Generous, there is no god but Allah.
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