The Prayer for Eclipses, Earthquakes, Winds, and Oppression and Their Causes
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 81
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Book 1, Chapter 81
The Prayer for Eclipses, Earthquakes, Winds, and Oppression and Their Causes
وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ وَ بُرَيْدُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ وَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالاَ: «إِذَا وَقَعَ اَلْكُسُوفُ أَوْ بَعْضُ هَذِهِ اَلْآيَاتِ صَلِّهَا مَا لَمْ تَتَخَوَّفْ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ وَقْتُ اَلْفَرِيضَةِ فَإِنْ تَخَوَّفْتَ فَابْدَأْ بِالْفَرِيضَةِ وَ اِقْطَعْ مَا كُنْتَ فِيهِ مِنْ صَلاَةِ اَلْكُسُوفِ فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ مِنَ اَلْفَرِيضَةِ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى حَيْثُ كُنْتَ قَطَعْتَ وَ اِحْتَسِبْ بِمَا مَضَى.
Muhammad ibn Muslim and Burayd ibn Muawiya narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام and Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام who said: "When an eclipse or any of these celestial signs occurs, perform the prayer (Salat al-Kusuf) as long as you do not fear missing the time of an obligatory prayer. If you fear that the time of the obligatory prayer will pass, then begin with the obligatory prayer and interrupt your Salat al-Kusuf. Once you have completed the obligatory prayer, return to where you left off in the Salat al-Kusuf and continue from there, counting what you have already performed."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 73