The sun was eclipsed during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ led the prayer. He stood for a long time, roughly the length of reciting Surah al-Baqarah, then he bowed for a long time, then he raised his head and stood for a long time, though shorter than the first standing. Then he bowed for a long time, though shorter than the first bowing, then he prostrated.Then he stood for a long time, though shorter than the first standing, then he bowed for a long time, though shorter than the first bowing, then he raised his head and stood for a long time, though shorter than the first standing, then he bowed for a long time, though shorter than the first bowing, then he prostrated.Then he concluded the prayer, and the sun had become clear. He said, "The sun and the moon are two of the signs of Allah. They are not eclipsed for the death or life of anyone, so when you see that, remember Allah."The people said, "Messenger of Allah, we saw you reach out for something while standing in your place, then we saw you draw back."He ﷺ said, "I saw Paradise, and I reached out for a cluster of grapes. Had I taken it, you would have eaten from it as long as the world remained. And I was shown the Fire, and I have never seen a sight more dreadful than what I saw today. I saw that most of its inhabitants were women."They asked, "Why is that, Messenger of Allah?"He said, "Because of their ingratitude."It was asked, "Are they ungrateful to Allah?"He replied, "They are ungrateful to their husbands and ungrateful for kindness shown them. Even if you were to treat one of them well your entire life, then she saw something from you she disliked, she would say, 'I have never seen any good from you.'"
انخسفت الشمس على عهد رسول الله ﷺ فصلي رسول الله ﷺ فقام قياما طويلا نحوا من قراءة سورة البقرة، ثم ركع ركوعا طويلا، ثم رفع فقام قياما طويلا وهو دون القيام الأول، ثم ركع ركوعا طويلا وهو دون الركوع الأول، ثم سجد، ثم قام قياما طويلا، وهو دون القيام الأول، ثم ركع ركوعا طويلا، وهو دون الركوع الأول، ثم رفع فقام قياما طويلا وهو دون القيام الأول، ثم ركع ركوعا طويلا وهو دون الركوع الأول، ثم سجد. ثم انصرف وقد تجلت الشمس فقال: إن الشمس والقمر آيتان من آيات الله لا يخسفان لموت أحد ولا لحياته، فإذا رأيتم ذلك فاذكروا الله قالوا: يا رسول الله! رأيناك تناولت شيئا في مقامك، ثم رأيناك كعكعت، قال ﷺ: إني رأيت الجنة، فتناولت عنقودا، ولو أصبته لأكلتم منه ما بقيت الدنيا، وأريت النار، فلم أر منظرا كاليوم قط أفظع، ورأيت أكثر أهلها النساء قالوا: لم يا رسول الله؟ قال: لكفرهن قيل: يكفرن بالله؟ قال: يكفرن العشير، ويكفرن الإحسان ولو أحسنت إلى إحداهن الدهر كله، ثم رأت منك شيئا قالت: ما رأيت منك خيرا قط.
Malik narrated it in the chapter on the Eclipse (2), from Zayd bin Aslam, from Ata bin Yasar, from Abdullah bin Abbas, and he related it as mentioned. Bukhari narrated it in the chapter on the Eclipse (1052) through a route from Malik, with the same wording. Muslim narrated it in the chapter on the Eclipse (907) through another route from Zayd bin Aslam with the same wording, and he also narrated it from Muhammad bin Rafi, who said, Ishaq (meaning Ibn Isa) told us, Malik informed us with his chain of transmission in similar fashion, though he did not give the actual wording but simply referred back to the preceding chain.As for his saying "kaakaat," it comes from "takaka," which means he hesitated and held back.Muslim also narrated it (902) in abridged form through another route from Zuhri, who said, Kathir bin Abbas told me, from Ibn Abbas, from the Prophet ﷺ, that he prayed four bowings within two prayer cycles and four prostrations on the day the sun eclipsed, similar to the hadith of Urwa from Ayesha.