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 رُوِيَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلْفَضْلِ اَلْوَاسِطِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ إِلَى اَلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِذَا اِنْكَسَفَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ وَ اَلْقَمَرُ وَ أَنَا رَاكِبٌ لاَ أَقْدِرُ عَلَى اَلنُّزُولِ فَكَتَبَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِلَيَّ «صَلِّ عَلَى مَرْكَبِكَ اَلَّذِي أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِ.
It is reported from Ali ibn al-Fadl al-Wasiti that He said: "I wrote to Imam al-Ridha عليه السلام asking about what to do if the sun or moon eclipses while I am riding and unable to dismount. He عليه السلام wrote back to me saying, 'Pray on your mount, whatever you are on.'".
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 74