How Do I Pray Salat al-kusuf (Eclips Prayer)?

When do I Pray ?

Its time starts from the beginning of the eclipse until its end. This is based on the Hadith in which the Prophet (PBUH) said: “So when you see them, invoke Allah and pray till the eclipse is clear.”{Bukhari& Muslim}.

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Description of Salat al-Kusuf (Eclips Prayer)

•  It a Congregational prayer (Salaathul Jamaah )with no Adhan or Iqaamah!!!
• It is a confirmed Sunnah
• Consist 2 Rakath, 4 Rukoo (Bowing) and 4 Sujood ( Prostration)
• After the prayer, the Imam delivers two speeches(sermons)The Imam delivers two speeches (sermons) similar to Friday prayer in terms of pillars and conditions; where he urges people to make repentance and do good deeds, and warns them against heedlessness and vanity.
• It is recommended to praising Allah, seeking forgiveness, making Takbeer, giving charity and drawing closer to Allah by offering good deeds.

Description of Salat al-Kusuf as prayed by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), as was reported with a number of isnads. Some of these reports are in al-Sahihayn, including the hadith narrated by ‘Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): The sun was eclipsed at the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went out, stood up and said Takbir (Allahu akbar), and the people formed rows behind him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) recited a lengthy recitation and did a lengthy ruku’, then he raised his head and said, Sami’a Allahu liman hamidah, Rabbana wa lakal-hamd. Then he stood upright and recited another lengthy recitation, shorter than the first. Then he said Allahu akbar and did another lengthy ruku’, shorter than the first. Then he said, Sami’a Allahu liman hamidah, Rabbana wa lakal-hamd. Then he did sujud. Then in the second rak’ah he did likewise, until he had completed four ruku’s and four sujuds, and the eclipse was over before he had finished. (Agreed upon)

1. The worshipper recites the opening Takbir (Takbirat Al-Ihram) and the opening supplication (Du`a Al-Istiftah), then he seeks refuge with Allah (from the devil).
2. Then he recites Al-Fatihah, followed by a lengthy recitation.
3. Then he bows, making it lengthy.
4. Then he rises from bowing and says: Sami‘a Allahu liman hamidah, Rabbana wa laka Al-hamd (Allah hears those who call upon him; our Lord, praise be to You).
5. Then he recites Al-Fatihah again, followed by another lengthy recitation but shorter than the first recitation.
6. Then he bows again, making it lengthy but shorter than the first time.
7. Then he rises from bowing and says: Sami‘a Allahu liman hamidah, Rabbana wa laka Al-hamd, and stands for a long time.
8. Then he prostrates twice, making each prostration lengthy, and sits for a long time between the two prostrations.
9. Then he gets up for the second Rak`ah, and does the same as he did in the first Rak`ah, bowing twice and so on, but each action is not as long as in the first. Then he recites the Tashahhud and the Taslim.

(See Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah (3/323); Al-Majmu` by An-Nawawi, 5/48)

Surah Al Kafiroon (109) with English transliteration & translation

Surah An Nasr (110) with English transliteration & translation

Want to know about the Greatest tribulation on the earth?

Narrated that Abu Umamah al-Bahili said:The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) addressed us, and most of his speech was talking about the Dajjaal and warning us against him. Among other things, he said: “There has never been any tribulation on earth since Allah created the progeny of Adam that will be greater than the tribulation of the Dajjal. Allah never sent any Prophet but he warned his nation about the Dajjal. I am the last of the prophets and you are the last of the nations, and he will inevitably emerge among you 

If he appears whilst I am among you, I will contend with him on your behalf, and if he appears when I am not among you, then each man must fend for himself and Allah will take care of every Muslim on my behalf. He will emerge from Khallah, between Syria and ‘Iraq, and will wreak havoc right and left. O slaves of Allah, remain steadfast.

I will describe him to you in a manner in which none of the Prophets has described him before me. He will start by saying ‘I am a Prophet,’ but there is no Prophet after me. Then he will say, ‘I am your Lord.’ But you will not see your Lord until you die. He is one-eyed, but your Lord is not one-eyed, and written between his eyes is ‘kafir (disbeliever)’. Every believer will read it, whether he is literate or illiterate.

Part of his fitnah will be that he will have with him a paradise and a hell, but his hell will be a paradise and his paradise a hell. Whoever is tested with his fire (hell), let him seek the help of Allah and recite the first verses of al-Kahf, then it will be cool and safe for him, as the fire was for Ibrahim.

Part of his fitnah will be that he will say to a Bedouin, ‘What do you think, if I resurrect your father and mother for you, will you bear witness that I am your Lord?’ He will say, ‘Yes.’ Then two devils will appear to him in the form of his father and mother and will say, ‘O my son, follow him, for he is your Lord.’

And part of his fitnah will be that he will overpower a single soul and kill him, then he will cut him with a saw until he falls in two pieces. Then he will say: ‘Look at this slave of mine; I will resurrect him now, then he will claim that he has a Lord other than me.’ Then Allah will resurrect him and the evil one will say to him: ‘Who is your Lord?’ and he will say, ‘Allah is my Lord, and you are the enemy of Allah, you are the Dajjaal. By Allah, I have never been more certain about you than I am today.’Ibn Maajah (4215) ”Classed as sahih by al-Albani in Sahih al-Jaami‘ (13833).

The false messiah the Dajjal is a human who will appear at the end of time. He is one of the major signs of the Hour. In the beginning, he will say that he is a prophet, then he will say that he is divine God – Allah subhanahu wa thala is the only almighty God.The false messiah (al-Masih al-Dajjal) is the liar who leads people astray, the messiah of misguidance who will tempt people by means of the signs that he is given, such as bringing down rain, reviving the earth to bring forth vegetation, and other “miracles.”

 
He will be a young man with a ruddy complexion, short, with thick curly hair, a wide forehead, and broad upper chest, blind or defective (mamsuh) in the right eye. This eye will be neither prominent nor sunken, and will look like a floating grape.

His left eye will be covered with a thick piece of flesh growing at the edge of his eye. Written between his eyes will be “Kaf fa ra (K-F-R)”, in separate (Arabic) letters, or “kafir”, with the letters joined. This will be read by every Muslim, literate or illiterate.

Another of his characteristics will be that he will be sterile, with no children born to him.

It was also narrated from Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) mentioned the Dajjal to the people and said: “Allah is not one-eyed, but the false messiah (al-Masih al-Dajjal) is one-eyed, blind or defective in his right eye, with his eye looking like a floating grape…” (narrated by al-Bukhari, no. 3184).

 

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ‘… as for the false messiah, he will be one-eyed, with a wide forehead and broad upper chest, and he will be hunchbacked…’” (Narrated by Ahmad, no. 7564).

 

To be continued Insha Allah, for more details watch the video below...

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Surah An Nas (114) with English transliteration & translation

Surah Al Kawthar (108) with English transliteration & translation

Things we need to know about Sajdatut-Tilawah (prostration of recitation)?

What is “Sajdatut-Tilawah and How Many prostrations?

Sajdatut-Tilawah is one prostration which the Muslim performs when he reads any of the verses of prostration, which are marked in the Mus-haf.
The jurists agreed that Sujud At-Tilawah consists of one prostration.”

Narrated Ibn `Umar.: Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) recited the Sura which contained the prostration of recitation he used to prostrate and then, we, too, would prostrate and some of us did not find a place for prostration. Sahih al-Bukhari 1079

What to Recite in “Sajdatut-Tilawah?

The same dhikr and du`as are prescribed in sujud al-tilawah as in the prostration during prayer,What is obligatory is to say “Subhana Rabbiy al-A’la (Glory be to my Lord Most High), as is obligatory during the prostration of prayer. Any additional du’a or dhikr is mustahabb.

Here is a dua prescribed in sujud al-tilawah.

اللّهُـمَّ لَكَ سَـجَدْتُ وَبِـكَ آمَنْـت ، وَلَكَ أَسْلَـمْت ، سَجَـدَ وَجْهـي للَّـذي خَلَقَـهُ وَصَـوَّرَهُ وَشَقَّ سَمْـعَـهُ وَبَصَـرَه ، تَبـارَكَ اللهُ أَحْسـنُ الخـالِقيـن

Allahumma laka sajadtu wa bika amantu wa laka aslamtu, sajada wajhi lilladhi khalaqahu wa sawwarahu wa shaqqa sam’ahu wa basarahu bi hawlihi wa quwwatihi, tabarak Allahu ahsan al-khaliqin

O Allah, unto You I have prostrated and in You I have believed, and unto You I have submitted. My face has prostrated before Him Who created it and fashioned it, and brought forth its faculties of hearing and seeing by His Might and Power. Blessed is Allah, the Best of creators

Is Sajdatut-Tilawah obligatory?

Sujud al-tilawah , whether during prayer or outside of it, is Sunnah, not obligatory, because evidence to that effect was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), in the hadith of Zayd ibn Thabit and in the hadith of ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him).

Narrated Rabi`a: `Umar bin Al-Khattab recited Surat-an-Nahl on a Friday on the pulpit and when he reached the verse of Sajda he got down from the pulpit and prostrated and the people also prostrated. The next Friday `Umar bin Al-Khattab recited the same Sura and when he reached the verse of Sajda he said, "O people! When we recite the verses of Sajda (during the sermon) whoever prostrates does the right thing, yet it is no sin for the one who does not prostrate." And `Umar did not prostrate (that day). Added Ibn `Umar "Allah has not made the prostration of recitation compulsory but if we wish we can do it."Sahih al-Bukhari 1077

How many places in the Quran where we should perform Sajdatut-Tilawah?

There are fifteen places in the Quran where we should perform Sajdatut-Tilawah (prostration of recitation) when reciting them.

‘Amr ibn al-’As narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) recited to him fifteen verses in the Quran where one should prostrate, three of which are in al-Mufassal and two in Surat al-Hajj. It was reported by Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, al-Hakim and al-Daraqutni, and classed as hasan by al-Mundhiri and al-Nawawi.

Brightening by Fatawa!

Question: If I come across a Verse in which there is a prostration when I am reciting the Quran at my desk, or when I am teaching the students, or in any place, should I perform Sajdatut-Tilawah, or not? And is the prostration for the reciter and the listener both? 

Answer: Sajdatut-Tilawah is a Sunnah for the reciter and for the listener and it is not an obligation, nor is it prescribed for the listener except in following of the reciter. So if you recite a Verse in which there is a prostration in your office or the place of instruction, it is lawful for you to make prostration and it is prescribed for the students to prostrate with you, because they are the listeners. And if you do not observe the prostration, there is no objection. 

Shaykh `Abdul-`Azeez Bin Baz Fatawa Islamiyah Vol. 2 Page 282, Darussalam English Publication