Is the eclipse prayer performed in secret?
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The questioner : Some scholars say that in the eclipse prayer, it is recommended to recite quietly, meaning to recite in a low voice?
The Shaykh : No, no. It was explicitly stated in Muslim that it is recited aloud.
The reader: They applied this to the lunar eclipse.
The Shaykh : This is a mistake. This is one of the things that harms a person: to hold a belief before seeking evidence. This is a defect, a defect that occurs even among the great scholars, and this is a mistake.
The Shaykh : No, no. It was explicitly stated in Muslim that it is recited aloud.
The reader: They applied this to the lunar eclipse.
The Shaykh : This is a mistake. This is one of the things that harms a person: to hold a belief before seeking evidence. This is a defect, a defect that occurs even among the great scholars, and this is a mistake.
