Explanation of the Method of the Eclipse Prayer
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The Shaykh : I would like to point out a matter that is frequently asked about regarding the eclipse prayer, the eclipse prayer, whether it is a lunar or solar eclipse. It is a unique prayer with no counterpart. Who can describe it? Who will describe it for us?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : In the eclipse prayer, what is the takbir? Good. One recites al-Fatihah and then recites whatever is easy from the Qur'an. According to your wording, does he recite even if it is just two verses?
The student: ... No, he prolongs it.
The Shaykh : Good. He recites a long surah. Good.
The student: After that, he bows.
The Shaykh : Yes, how is this bowing?
The student: He prolongs it.
The Shaykh : A long bowing. Good. Then what?
The student: He rises from the bowing and recites al-Fatihah, then he recites a long surah.
The Shaykh : A long one, but shorter than the first. That is correct.
The student: Then after that, he bows, then after that, he rises, then after that, he prostrates.
The Shaykh : Good. Does he bow lightly or for a long time? Lightly, not for a long time.
The student: The second.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The student: Like the first one.
The Shaykh : A long bowing, but shorter than the first bowing. Subhan Allah, either light or like the first one. Rest? Who will continue? Come on.
The student: From the first one.
The Shaykh : No, no, complete the second bowing.
The student: The second bowing is shorter than the first bowing.
The Shaykh : But it is long. Good. He prostrates immediately, then he rises from the bowing and stands. Is the standing long or short?
The student: Long, but less than the first standing.
The Shaykh : There is no first standing. Pay attention, everyone. The standing after the second bowing is long, comparable to the bowing. Some people shorten it because they ask, "What do I say?" I said,Jami` at-Tirmidhi 266Sahih (Darussalam) What do I say after this? We say, prolong the standing. Praise Allah, prolong the praise, because this standing is a standing of praise.
The student: Then he prostrates a long prostration, then he rises from the prostration, then he prostrates a long prostration, but less than the first.
The Shaykh : The sitting between the two prostrations. Did I mention it? He sits between the two prostrations. Is the sitting long or short? Long, close to the length of the prostration. Good.
The student: Then after that, he stands for the second rak'ah and does in the second rak'ah what he did in the first rak'ah, but it is less in the bowing, prostration, and recitation, meaning lighter than the first.
The Shaykh : Less than it in everything he does. That is correct. Rest.
This prayer has no counterpart. Do you know the wisdom behind it? Because it was legislated for a reason that has no counterpart. Because it was legislated for a reason that has no counterpart, and the legislation conforms to the wisdom, just as its cause has no counterpart in the usual, this prayer has no counterpart in the usual among all prayers.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : In the eclipse prayer, what is the takbir? Good. One recites al-Fatihah and then recites whatever is easy from the Qur'an. According to your wording, does he recite even if it is just two verses?
The student: ... No, he prolongs it.
The Shaykh : Good. He recites a long surah. Good.
The student: After that, he bows.
The Shaykh : Yes, how is this bowing?
The student: He prolongs it.
The Shaykh : A long bowing. Good. Then what?
The student: He rises from the bowing and recites al-Fatihah, then he recites a long surah.
The Shaykh : A long one, but shorter than the first. That is correct.
The student: Then after that, he bows, then after that, he rises, then after that, he prostrates.
The Shaykh : Good. Does he bow lightly or for a long time? Lightly, not for a long time.
The student: The second.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The student: Like the first one.
The Shaykh : A long bowing, but shorter than the first bowing. Subhan Allah, either light or like the first one. Rest? Who will continue? Come on.
The student: From the first one.
The Shaykh : No, no, complete the second bowing.
The student: The second bowing is shorter than the first bowing.
The Shaykh : But it is long. Good. He prostrates immediately, then he rises from the bowing and stands. Is the standing long or short?
The student: Long, but less than the first standing.
The Shaykh : There is no first standing. Pay attention, everyone. The standing after the second bowing is long, comparable to the bowing. Some people shorten it because they ask, "What do I say?" I said,
O our Lord! And to You is the praise that fills the heavens and fills the earth, and fills what is between them, and fills whatever there is beyond that You will.
ربنا ولك الحمد ملء السموات وملء الأرض وملء ما بينهما وملء ما شئت من شيء بعدThe student: Then he prostrates a long prostration, then he rises from the prostration, then he prostrates a long prostration, but less than the first.
The Shaykh : The sitting between the two prostrations. Did I mention it? He sits between the two prostrations. Is the sitting long or short? Long, close to the length of the prostration. Good.
The student: Then after that, he stands for the second rak'ah and does in the second rak'ah what he did in the first rak'ah, but it is less in the bowing, prostration, and recitation, meaning lighter than the first.
The Shaykh : Less than it in everything he does. That is correct. Rest.
This prayer has no counterpart. Do you know the wisdom behind it? Because it was legislated for a reason that has no counterpart. Because it was legislated for a reason that has no counterpart, and the legislation conforms to the wisdom, just as its cause has no counterpart in the usual, this prayer has no counterpart in the usual among all prayers.