Further Issues Concerning the Eclipse Prayer
Following on from what was previously written concerning the eclipse prayer, there are several further matters that are worth clarifying due to some questions and observations that have arisen. Among them are the Sunnah of lengthening the eclipse prayer, the purpose behind this lengthening, what should be done by someone who genuinely finds its length difficult, the…
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These pieces of wood were brought by one of the local attendees. May Allah reward him for his good intention. He placed them in the masjid without prior permission.
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I saw a fatwa from some of the scholars stating…
BENEFIT: Ready-made Sutrah boards - An Excessive Formality
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Honourable Sheikh. In the masjids in Morocco, planks and wooden boards have become widespread, which worshippers use as sutrah/barriers for their prayer. Is it permissible to pray using these as sutrah or to intentionally seek them out for this purpose?
Sheikh Yūsuf Al-Jazaa’iri hafidahullāh:
This practice falls under excessive formality (takalluf), which is forbidden, as ruled by the Permanent Committee,…
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“However, if the reports of the astronomers agree upon it, they are hardly mistaken. Despite this, no Sharʿī ruling follows merely from their report, for the eclipse prayer for the sun and moon is not
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā (24/258).
He goes on to explain that if a person considers the astronomical report likely to be correct and consequently prepares himself at that time to observe the eclipse, this is commendable as a form of hastening to obedience to Allah. Thus, the calculation can be used to know when to look, while the prayer itself remains attached to observation.
Shaykh ʿAbdul-ʿAzīz ibn Bāz رحمه الله likewise…
When the Eclipse Prayer Coincides with an Obligatory Prayer
The eclipse prayer is connected to a particular cause and is legislated when an eclipse is observed.
Because the eclipse may clear before the prayer is performed, the Prophet ﷺ instructed the Muslims to hasten to prayer upon witnessing it.
This raises an important practical question when an eclipse occurs close to the time of an obligatory prayer: which…
A solar eclipse is forecast to begin at approximately 6:20 pm this evening. If the eclipse is sighted with the naked eye, Ṣalātul Kusūf (the eclipse prayer) will be performed at the masjid, after which Ustadh Abu Muqbil’s classes will begin, in shā Allāh.
We will keep you updated with any further information, in shā Allāh.
In the meantime, take a moment to familiarise yourself with some of the basic rulings…
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If we are in a city where there are clouds that block us from seeing the moon, so we did not see the eclipse, do we pray?
Sheikh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli:
The eclipse prayer is connected to its sighting, not to astronomical knowledge, so if the eclipse is not seen in the city at all, then the eclipse prayer is not to be prayed.
(taken from Al-Minaḥ Al-ʿAliyyah)
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