Chapter on the Prayer of the Eclipse

Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām|Volume 3|Book 1|Chapter 9

Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām

Volume 3, Book 1, Chapter 9

Chapter on the Prayer of the Eclipse
11 hadiths · 4 commentaries
Hadith 1

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا اَلْحَسَنِ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ:« إِنَّهُ لَمَّا قُبِضَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ جَرَتْ ثَلاَثُ سُنَنٍ أَمَّا وَاحِدَةٌ فَإِنَّهُ لَمَّا مَاتَ اِنْكَسَفَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ فَقَالَ اَلنَّاسُ اِنْكَسَفَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ لِفَقْدِ اِبْنِ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَصَعِدَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ اَلْمِنْبَرَ فَحَمِدَ اَللَّهَ وَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ« أَيُّهَا اَلنَّاسُ إِنَّ اَلشَّمْسَ وَ اَلْقَمَرَ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِ اَللَّهِ يَجْرِيَانِ بِأَمْرِهِ مُطِيعَانِ لَهُ لاَ يَنْكَسِفَانِ لِمَوْتِ أَحَدٍ وَ لاَ لِحَيَاتِهِ فَإِذَا اِنْكَسَفَتَا أَوْ وَاحِدَةٌ مِنْهُمَا فَصَلُّوا» ثُمَّ نَزَلَ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ صَلاَةَ اَلْكُسُوفِ»

Muhammad ibn Yaqub, from Ali ibn Ibrahim, from his father, from Amru ibn Uthman, from Ali ibn Abi Abdillah, who said: I heard Abu al-Hasan Musa (al-Kadhim (a.s)), peace be upon him, say: “When Ibrahim, the son of the Messenger of Allah (swt), peace be upon him and his family, passed away, three sunnahs (practices) were established. As for the first, when he (Ismail) died, the sun was eclipsed. So the people said: 'The sun has been eclipsed due to the loss of the son of the Messenger of Allah (swt), peace be upon him and his family.' The Messenger of Allah (swt), peace be upon him and his family, ascended the pulpit, praised Allah (swt) and extolled Him (azj), then said: 'O people, indeed the sun and the moon are two signs from among the signs of Allah (swt). They move according to His (azj) command, obedient to Him (azj). They do not eclipse due to the death of anyone nor for his (Ismail) life. So if either of them is eclipsed, then pray.' Then Prophet (saws) descended and led the people in the prayer of ‘al-Kusuf’ (prayer of eclipse).”

Hadith 2

حَمَّادٌ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالاَ: قُلْنَا لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ هَذِهِ اَلرِّيَاحُ وَ اَلظُّلَمُ اَلَّتِي تَكُونُ هَلْ يُصَلَّى لَهَا فَقَالَ« كُلُّ أَخَاوِيفِ اَلسَّمَاءِ مِنْ ظُلْمَةٍ أَوْ رِيحٍ أَوْ فَزَعٍ فَصَلِّ لَهُ صَلاَةَ اَلْكُسُوفِ حَتَّى يَسْكُنَ»

Hammad, from Hariz, from Zurarah and Muhammad ibn Muslim, who said: We said to Abu Ja’far (a.s), peace be upon him: “These winds and darkness that occur (eclipse), is prayer to be performed for them?” Imam (a.s) said: “Every fearful occurrence in the sky whether darkness, wind, or terror, perform for it the prayer of ‘al-Kusuf’ (prayer of eclipse) until it subsides.”

Hadith 3

اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي نَجْرَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حُمْرَانَ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ:« وَقْتُ صَلاَةِ اَلْكُسُوفِ فِي اَلسَّاعَةِ اَلَّتِي تَنْكَسِفُ عِنْدَ طُلُوعِ اَلشَّمْسِ وَ عِنْدَ غُرُوبِهَا» قَالَ وَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ« هِيَ فَرِيضَةٌ»

Al-Husayn ibn Said, from Ibn Abi Najran, from Muhammad ibn Humran, who said: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: “The time for the prayer of ‘al-Kusuf’ (prayer of eclipse) is at the hour when the eclipse occurs, whether at sunrise or at sunset.” He (narrator) said that Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, also said: “It is an obligation (faridah).”

Hadith 4

وَ عَنْهُ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ رُبَّمَا اُبْتُلِينَا بِالْكُسُوفِ بَعْدَ اَلْمَغْرِبِ قَبْلَ اَلْعِشَاءِ اَلْآخِرَةِ فَإِنْ صَلَّيْنَا اَلْكُسُوفَ خَشِينَا أَنْ تَفُوتَنَا اَلْفَرِيضَةُ فَقَالَ« إِذَا خَشِيتَ ذَلِكَ فَاقْطَعْ صَلاَتَكَ وَ اِقْضِ فَرِيضَتَكَ ثُمَّ عُدْ فِيهَا» قُلْتُ فَإِذَا كَانَ اَلْكُسُوفُ آخِرَ اَللَّيْلِ فَصَلَّيْنَا صَلاَةَ اَلْكُسُوفِ فَاتَتْنَا صَلاَةُ اَللَّيْلِ فَبِأَيَّتِهِمَا نَبْدَأُ فَقَالَ« صَلِّ صَلاَةَ اَلْكُسُوفِ وَ اِقْضِ صَلاَةَ اَللَّيْلِ حِينَ تُصْبِحُ»

And from him, from Hammad, from Hariz, from Muhammad ibn Muslim, who said: I said to Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him: “May I be your ransom, sometimes we are tested with an eclipse after Maghrib, before the final Isha prayer. If we perform the eclipse prayer, we fear missing the obligatory prayer.” Imam (a.s) said: “If you fear that, then interrupt your eclipse prayer and perform your obligatory prayer, then return to complete it.” I asked: “And if the eclipse occurs at the end of the night, and we perform the eclipse prayer and miss the night prayer (salat al-layl), which of the two should we begin with?” Imam (a.s) said: “Perform the eclipse prayer, and make up the night prayer when you reach the morning.”

Hadith 5

اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ رَهْطٍ عَنْ كِلَيْهِمَا عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ رَوَاهُ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ:« أَنَّ صَلاَةَ كُسُوفِ اَلشَّمْسِ وَ اَلْقَمَرِ وَ اَلرَّجْفَةِ وَاَلزَّلْزَلَةِ عَشْرُ رَكَعَاتٍ وَ أَرْبَعُ سَجَدَاتٍ صَلاَّهَا رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ اَلنَّاسُ خَلْفَهُ فِي كُسُوفِ اَلشَّمْسِ فَفَرَغَ حِينَ فَرَغَ وَ قَدِ اِنْجَلَى كُسُوفُهَا وَ رَوَوْا أَنَّ اَلصَّلاَةَ فِي هَذِهِ اَلْآيَاتِ كُلِّهَا سَوَاءٌ وَ أَشَدُّهَا وَ أَطْوَلُهَا كُسُوفُ اَلشَّمْسِ تَبْدَأُ فَتُكَبِّرُ بِافْتِتَاحِ اَلصَّلاَةِ ثُمَّ تَقْرَأُ أُمَّ اَلْكِتَابِ وَ سُورَةً ثُمَّ تَرْكَعُ ثُمَّ تَرْفَعُ رَأْسَكَ مِنَ اَلرُّكُوعِ فَتَقْرَأُ أُمَّ اَلْكِتَابِ وَ سُورَةً ثُمَّ تَرْكَعُ اَلثَّانِيَةَ ثُمَّ تَرْفَعُ رَأْسَكَ مِنَ اَلرُّكُوعِ فَتَقْرَأُ أُمَّ اَلْكِتَابِ وَ سُورَةً ثُمَّ تَرْكَعُ اَلثَّالِثَةَ ثُمَّ تَرْفَعُ رَأْسَكَ مِنَ اَلرُّكُوعِ فَتَقْرَأُ أُمَّ اَلْكِتَابِ وَ سُورَةً ثُمَّ تَرْكَعُ اَلرَّابِعَةَ ثُمَّ تَرْفَعُ رَأْسَكَ مِنَ اَلرُّكُوعِ فَتَقْرَأُ أُمَّ اَلْكِتَابِ وَ سُورَةً ثُمَّ تَرْكَعُ اَلْخَامِسَةَ فَإِذَا رَفَعْتَ رَأْسَكَ قُلْتَ سَمِعَ اَللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ثُمَّ تَخِرُّ سَاجِداً فَتَسْجُدُ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ تَقُومُ فَتَصْنَعُ مِثْلَ مَا صَنَعْتَ فِي اَلْأُولَى» قَالَ قُلْتُ وَ إِنْ هُوَ قَرَأَ سُورَةً وَاحِدَةً فِي اَلْخَمْسِ رَكَعَاتٍ فَفَرَّقَهَا بَيْنَهَا قَالَ« أَجْزَأَهُ أُمُّ اَلْكِتَابِ فِي أَوَّلِ مَرَّةٍ وَ إِنْ قَرَأَ خَمْسَ سُوَرٍ قَرَأَ مَعَ كُلِّ سُورَةٍ أُمَّ اَلْكِتَابِ وَ اَلْقُنُوتُ فِي اَلرَّكْعَةِ اَلثَّانِيَةِ قَبْلَ اَلرُّكُوعِ إِذَا فَرَغْتَ مِنَ اَلْقِرَاءَةِ ثُمَّ تَقْنُتُ فِي اَلرَّابِعَةِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ فِي اَلسَّادِسَةِ ثُمَّ فِي اَلثَّامِنَةِ ثُمَّ فِي اَلْعَاشِرَةِ»

Al-Husayn ibn Said, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Umar ibn Udhaynah, from a group, from both of the Imams (a.s), peace be upon them, and some have narrated it from one of the Imams (a.s), peace be upon them: Imam (a.s) said: “The prayer for the eclipse of the sun, the moon, the trembling (rajfah), and the earthquake (zalzalah) is ten rak’ahs with four prostrations. The Messenger of Allah (swt), may Allah (swt) bless him and his family, prayed it with the people behind him during a solar eclipse. And when He (saws) finished, the eclipse had cleared.” And the (Imams (a.s)) narrated that the prayer in all of these signs is the same, and the most intense and the longest of them is the solar eclipse. “You begin by saying the takbir to open the prayer, then you recite the ‘Umm al-Kitab’ (Surah Al Fatihah) and a surah, then you bow (rukuh), then you raise your head from the bowing and recite the ‘Umm al-Kitab’ (Surah Al Fatihah) and a surah, then you bow the second time, then you raise your head from the bowing and recite the ‘Umm al-Kitab’ (Surah Al Fatihah) and a surah, then you bow the third time, then you raise your head from the bowing and recite the ‘Umm al-Kitab’ (Surah Al Fatihah) and a surah, then you bow the fourth time, then you raise your head from the bowing and recite the ‘Umm al-Kitab’ (Surah Al Fatihah) and a surah, then you bow the fifth time. When you raise your head, you say: ‘Sami‘a Allahu liman hamidah’ (‘Allah (swt) hears the one who praises Him (azj)”), then you go down in prostration and perform two prostrations. Then you stand and do as you did in the first (unit).” He (narrator) said: “I asked, ‘And if he recites one surah in the five bowings and divides it among them?’” Imam (a.s) said: “It suffices him to recite the ‘Umm al-Kitab’ (Surah Al Fatihah) the first time. And if he recites five surahs, he recites with each surah the ‘Umm al-Kitab’ (Surah Al Fatihah). As for qunut (supplication), it is done in the second rak‘ah before the bowing, after you finish the recitation. Then you perform qunut in the fourth the same way, then in the sixth, then in the eighth, then in the tenth.”

Commentary 1

والرهط الذين رووه الفضيل وزرارة وبريد ومحمد بن مسلم

And the group (raht) who narrated it were: al-Fudayl, Zurarah, Burayd, and Muhammad ibn Muslim.

Hadith 6

وَ عَنْهُ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَ:« صَلاَةَ اَلْكُسُوفِ إِذَا فَرَغْتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْجَلِيَ فَأَعِدْ»

And from him, from Fadalah, from Muawiyah ibn Ammar, who said: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: “If you complete the eclipse prayer (salat al-kusuf) before the eclipse clears, then repeat it.”

Hadith 7

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ اَلْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ جَمِيعاً عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالاَ: سَأَلْنَا أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ صَلاَةِ اَلْكُسُوفِ كَمْ رَكْعَةً هِيَ وَ كَيْفَ نُصَلِّيهَا فَقَالَ« هِيَ عَشْرُ رَكَعَاتٍ وَ أَرْبَعُ سَجَدَاتٍ تَفْتَتِحُ اَلصَّلاَةَ بِتَكْبِيرَةٍ وَ تَرْكَعُ بِتَكْبِيرَةٍ وَ تَرْفَعُ رَأْسَكَ بِتَكْبِيرَةٍ إِلاَّ فِي اَلْخَامِسَةِ اَلَّتِي تَسْجُدُ فِيهَا فَتَقُولُ سَمِعَ اَللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ وَ تَقْنُتُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ اَلرُّكُوعِ وَ تُطَوِّلُ اَلْقُنُوتَ وَاَلرُّكُوعَ عَلَى قَدْرِ اَلْقِرَاءَةِ وَاَلرُّكُوعِ وَاَلسُّجُودِ فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْجَلِيَ فَاقْعُدْ وَاُدْعُ اَللَّهَ حَتَّى يَنْجَلِيَ فَإِنْ تَجَلَّى قَبْلَ أَنْ تَفْرُغَ مِنْ صَلاَتِكَ فَأَتِمَّ مَا بَقِيَ تَجْهَرُ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ اَلْقِرَاءَةُ فِيهَا فَقَالَ« إِنْ قَرَأْتَ سُورَةً فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ فَاقْرَأْ فَاتِحَةَ اَلْكِتَابِ فَإِنْ نَقَصْتَ مِنَ اَلسُّورَةِ شَيْئاً فَاقْرَأْ مِنْ حَيْثُ نَقَصْتَ وَ لاَ تَقْرَأْ فَاتِحَةَ اَلْكِتَابِ» قَالَ« وَ كَانَ يَسْتَحِبُّ فِيهَا أَنْ يُقْرَأَ بِالْكَهْفِ وَ اَلْحِجْرِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ إِمَاماً يَشُقُّ عَلَى مَنْ خَلْفَهُ فَإِنِ اِسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَكُونَ صَلاَتُكَ بَارِزاً لاَ يُجِنُّكَ بَيْتٌ فَافْعَلْ وَ صَلاَةُ كُسُوفِ اَلشَّمْسِ أَطْوَلُ مِنْ صَلاَةِ كُسُوفِ اَلْقَمَرِ وَ هُمَا سَوَاءٌ فِي اَلْقِرَاءَةِ وَ اَلرُّكُوعِ وَ اَلسُّجُودِ»

Muhammad ibn Yaqub, from Ali ibn Ibrahim, from his father, and Muhammad ibn Ismail, from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan all from Hammad ibn Isa, from Hariz, from Zurarah and Muhammad ibn Muslim, who said: We asked Abu Ja’far (a.s), peace be upon him, about the eclipse prayer (salat al-kusuf), about how many rak’ahs it has and how we should perform it. Imam (a.s) said: “It is ten rak’ahs and four prostrations. You begin the prayer with a takbir, and you bow with a takbir, and you raise your head with a takbir except in the fifth rak’ah in which you go into prostration; there you say: ‘SamiAllahu liman hamidah’ (‘Allah (swt) hears one who praises Him (azj)’). You perform qunut in every two rak’ahs before bowing, and you lengthen the qunut and the bowing in proportion to the length of the recitation and the bowing. If you finish before the eclipse has cleared, then sit and supplicate to Allah (swt) until it clears. And if the eclipse clears before you have finished your prayer, then complete whatever remains of your prayer. You recite aloud in this prayer.” He (narrator) said: “I asked, ‘How is the recitation in it?’” Imam (a.s) said: “If you recite a surah in every rak’ah, then recite ‘Umm al-Kitab’ (Surah Al Fatihah). But if you shorten the surah and stop before completing it, then continue from where you left off, and do not repeat Surah al-Fatihah.” Imam (a.s) said: “And it was recommended in it to recite Surah al-Kahf and Surah al-Hijr unless the person is leading prayer (as an imam), in which case it may be difficult for those praying behind him. So if you are able to perform your prayer in an open space where no house covers you, then do so. And the eclipse prayer for the sun is longer than the eclipse prayer for the moon although they are equal in recitation, bowing, and prostration.”

Hadith 8

اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ اَلْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِذَا اِنْكَسَفَ اَلْقَمَرُ وَ لَمْ تَعْلَمْ بِهِ حَتَّى أَصْبَحْتَ ثُمَّ بَلَغَكَ فَإِنْ كَانَ اِحْتَرَقَ كُلُّهُ فَعَلَيْكَ اَلْقَضَاءُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنِ اِحْتَرَقَ كُلُّهُ فَلاَ قَضَاءَ عَلَيْكَ»

Al-Husayn ibn Said, from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad, from Abdullah ibn Muhammad, from Hariz, who said: Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, said: “If the moon is eclipsed and you were unaware of it until morning, and then it reaches you (you learn about it), then if the entire moon had been darkened (ihtaraqa kulluhu), you are obligated to make up the prayer (qada). But if it had not been completely darkened, then there is no obligation upon you to make it up.”

Hadith 9

اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَمَّنْ أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« إِذَا اِنْكَسَفَ اَلْقَمَرُ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ اَلرَّجُلُ فَكَسِلَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ فَلْيَغْتَسِلْ مِنْ غَدٍ وَ لْيَقْضِ اَلصَّلاَةَ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَيْقِظْ وَ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِانْكِسَافِ اَلْقَمَرِ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ إِلاَّ اَلْقَضَاءُ بِغَيْرِ غُسْلٍ»

Al-Husayn ibn Said, from Hammad, from Hariz, from someone who informed him, from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, who said: Imam al-Sadiq (a.s) said: “If the moon is eclipsed and a man wakes up but feels lazy to perform the prayer, then let him perform ghusl the next day and make up the prayer. But if he did not wake up and was unaware of the lunar eclipse, then he is only required to make up the prayer, without ghusl.”

Commentary 2

قال محمد بن الحسن والذي رواه

Muhammad ibn al-Hasan said: “And the one who narrated it is:”

Hadith 10

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اَللَّهِ اَلْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ صَلاَةِ اَلْكُسُوفِ نَقْضِي إِذَا فَاتَتْنَا قَالَ« لَيْسَ فِيهَا قَضَاءٌ» وقد كان في ايدينا انها تقضى

Muhammad ibn Sinan, from Ibn Muskan, from Ubaydullah al-Halabi, who said: I asked Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, about the eclipse prayer, do we make it up if we miss it? Imam (a.s) said: “There is no make-up (qadah) for it.”

Commentary 3

فالمراد بهذا الخبر انه إذا لم يحترق القرص كله واما مع احتراقه كله فلا بد من القضاء حسب ما قدمناه ويزيده بيانا ما رواه

And it was in our hands (it was known to us) that it is to be made up. So, the meaning of this report is that it applies when the entire disc (of the sun or moon) was not completely darkened. But if it was entirely darkened, then making it up is necessary, as we have already stated. And this is further clarified by what was narrated:

Hadith 11

اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَ قَالَ:« إِذَا اِنْكَسَفَتِ اَلشَّمْسُ كُلُّهَا وَ اِحْتَرَقَتْ وَ لَمْ تَعْلَمْ وَ عَلِمْتَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَعَلَيْكَ اَلْقَضَاءُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَحْتَرِقْ كُلُّهَا فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ قَضَاءٌ»

Al-Husayn ibn Said, from Hammad, from Hariz, from Zurarah and Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Abu Abdillah (a.s), peace be upon him, who said: Imam al-Sadiq (a.s) said: “If the sun is fully eclipsed and completely darkened, and you were unaware of it but came to know afterward, then you are obligated to make it up (qadah). But if it was not fully darkened, then there is no obligation upon you to make it up.”

Commentary 4

فهذا الخبر والذي قدمناه من رواية حريز جاءا مفصلين وحديث ان لا قضاء عليه مجمل والحكم بالمفصل على المجمل أولى

Thus, this report, along with the one we presented earlier from the narration of Hariz, has come in detailed form, whereas the hadith stating that there is no obligation to make it up is general. And applying the detailed (mufassal) report to explain the general (mujmal) one is preferable.