Muwatta Malik: Chapter 12

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his
father that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of
the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and
the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, led
the people in prayer. He stood, and did so for a long time. Then he
went into ruku, and made the ruku long. Then he stood again, and did
so for a long time, though not as long as the first time. Then he went
into ruku, and made the ruku long, though not as long as thefirst
time. Then he rose, and went down into sajda. He then did the same in
the second raka, and by the time he had finished the sun had appeared.
He then gave a khutba to the people, in which he praised Allah and
then said, 'The sun and the moon are two of Allah's signs. They do not
eclipse for anyone's death nor for anyone's life. When you see an
eclipse, call on Allah and say, "Allah is greater" and give sadaqa.'
Then he said, 'O community of Muhammad! ByAllah, there is no-one more
jealous than Allah of a male or female slave of his who commits
adultery. O community of Muhammad! By Allah, if you knew what I knew,
you would laugh little and weep much'."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn
Yasar that Abdullah ibn Abbas said, "There was an eclipse of the sun
and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
prayed, and the people prayed with him. He stood for a long time,
nearly as long as (it takes to recite) Surat al-Baqara (Sura 2), and
then went into ruku for a long time. Then he rose and stood for a long
time, though less than the first time.Then he went into ruku for a
long time, though less than the first time. Then he went down into
sajda. Then he stood for a long time, though less than the first time.
Then he went into ruku for a long time, though less than the first
time. Then he rose and stood for a long time, though less than the
firsttime. Then he went into ruku for a long time, though less than
the first time. Then he went down into sajda, and by the time he had
finished the sun had appeared. Then he said, 'The sun and the moon are
two of Allah's signs. They do not eclipse for anyone's death nor for
anyone's life. When you see an eclipse, remember Allah.' They said,
'Messenger of Allah, we saw you reach out for something while you were
standing here and then we saw you withdraw.' He said, 'I saw the
Garden and I reached out for a bunch of grapes from it, and if I had
taken it you would have been able to eat from it for as long as this
world lasted. Then I saw the Fire - and I have never seen anything
more hideous than what I saw today - and I saw that most of its
people were women.' They said, 'Why, Messenger of Allah?' He said,
'Because of their ungratefulness (kufr).' Someone said, 'Are they
ungrateful toAllah?' He said, 'They are ungrateful to their husbands
and they are ungrateful for good behaviour (towards them) . Even if
you were to behave well towards one of them for a whole lifetime and
then she were to see you do something (that she did not like) she
would say that she had never seen anything good from you.' "

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from 'Amra
bint Abd ar-Rahman from A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, that a jewish woman came to beg from
her and said, "May Allah give you refuge from the punishment of the
grave." So A'isha asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, "Are people punished in their graves?", and the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, took
refuge in Allah from that. Then one morning the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went out on a journey and
there was an eclipse of the sun, and he returned in the late morning
and passed through his apartments. Then he stood and prayed, and the
people stood behind him. He stood for a long time, and then went into
ruku for a long time. Then he rose and stood for a long time, though
less than the first time, and then went into ruku for a long time,
though less than the first time. Then he rose, and went down into
sajda. Then he stood for a long time, though less than the time
before, and then went into ruku for a long time, though less than the
time before. Then he rose and stood for a long time, though less than
the time before, and then went into ruku for a long time, though less
than the time before. Then he rose, and went down into sajda. When he
had finished he said what Allah willed him to say, and then he told
them to seek protection for themselves from the punishment of the
grave."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from Fatima
bint al Mundhir that Asma bint Abi Bakr as-Siddiq said, "I went to
A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, during an eclipse of the sun, and everybody was standing in
prayer, and she too was standing praying. I said, 'What is everybody
doing?' She pointed towards the sky with her hand and said, 'Glory be
to Allah.' I said, 'A sign?' She nodded 'Yes' with her head."

She continued, "I stood until I had almost fainted, and I began to
pour water over my head. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, praised Allah and spoke well of Him, and then
said, 'There is nothing which I had previously not seen beforehand
that I have not now seen while standing - even the Garden and the
Fire. It has been revealed to me that you will be tried in your graves
with a trial, like, or near to, the trial of the Dajjal (I do not know
which one Asma said). Every one of you will have someone who comes to
him and asks him, 'What do you know about this man?' A mumin, or one
who has certainty (muqin) (I do not know which one Asma said), will
say, 'He is Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, who came to us with clear proofs and guidance, and we
answered and believed and followed.' He will then be told, 'Sleep in a
good state. We know now that you were a mumin.' A hypocrite, however,
or one who has doubts (l do not know which one Asma said), will say,
'I do not know, I heard everybody saying something and I said it.' "