Lesson Twenty-One

THE ECLIPSE PRAYERS

Solar eclipse

  1. Sunnah to pray 2 rakats in congregation, without adhan or Iqama.
  2. The best way is to recite the prayer silently.
  3. The prayer should ideally be lengthened.
  4. One stops the prayer supplication when the eclipse ends

Lunar eclipse

  • One should pray this 2 rakats alone.

It is sunnah to pray when there are great physical signs like overwhelming darkness, harsh winds, or any other general catastrophe or terror.

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