The Book of Friday Prayer, the Two Festivals, the Prayer for Rain, the Eclipse Prayer, and Funerals-06a
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The reciter: And Ahmad ibn Sa'id al-Darimi narrated to me, Habban narrated to us, Wahib narrated to us, Mansur narrated to us from his mother, from Asma' bint Abi Bakr, who said: .
The Shaykh : In this hadith is evidence for following the example of others, because Asma' (may Allah be pleased with her) intended to sit, but she saw someone older and greater than her, and someone sicker and weaker than her who had not sat, so she remained standing. This is a matter known by nature, that a person takes comfort in others and follows their example as well.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : This is what we said: we said that the apparent meaning is that the sky was dark, but she did not know that the prayer and gathering were prescribed.
The sun was eclipsed during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so he was startled and reached for his armor, but he did not find it until he got his cloak after that. She said: Then I relieved myself, then I came and entered the mosque, and I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) standing, so I stood with him. He prolonged the standing until I felt like I wanted to sit, then I turned to the weak woman and said, "She is weaker than me," so I stood. Then he bowed and prolonged the bowing, then he raised his head and prolonged the standing, until if a man had come, it would have seemed to him that he had not bowed.
كَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَفَزِعَ فَأَخْطَأَ بِدِرْعٍ حَتَّى أُدْرِكَ بِرِدَائِهِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، قَالَتْ: فَقَضَيْتُ حَاجَتِي، ثُمَّ جِئْتُ وَدَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ، فَرَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَائِمًا، فَقُمْتُ مَعَهُ، فَأَطَالَ الْقِيَامَ، حَتَّى رَأَيْتُنِي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَجْلِسَ، ثُمَّ أَلْتَفِتُ إِلَى الْمَرْأَةِ الضَّعِيفَةِ، فَأَقُولُ هَذِهِ أَضْعَفُ مِنِّي، فَأَقُومُ، فَرَكَعَ فَأَطَالَ الرُّكُوعَ، ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَأَطَالَ الْقِيَامَ، حَتَّى لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ خُيِّلَ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَرْكَعْThe Shaykh : In this hadith is evidence for following the example of others, because Asma' (may Allah be pleased with her) intended to sit, but she saw someone older and greater than her, and someone sicker and weaker than her who had not sat, so she remained standing. This is a matter known by nature, that a person takes comfort in others and follows their example as well.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : This is what we said: we said that the apparent meaning is that the sky was dark, but she did not know that the prayer and gathering were prescribed.