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وَيُخْفِي عِنْدَ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ، وَقَالَ أَبُو يُوسُفَ وَمُحَمَّدٌ: يَجْهَرُ،
Translation: Abu Hanifah holds that recitation is silent; Abu Yusuf and Muhammad hold that it is audible.

Yukhfi means reciting quietly, while yajhar means reciting aloud. All three accept the two-rak‘ah eclipse prayer with prolonged recitation; the difference is its audibility.

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Audible versus silent eclipse recitation

Eclipse Prayers: Solar and Lunar Rulings

وَيُخْفِي عِنْدَ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ، وَقَالَ أَبُو يُوسُفَ وَمُحَمَّدٌ: يَجْهَرُ،
Translation: Abu Hanifah holds that recitation is silent; Abu Yusuf and Muhammad hold that it is audible.

Yukhfi means reciting quietly, while yajhar means reciting aloud. All three accept the two-rak‘ah eclipse prayer with prolonged recitation; the difference is its audibility.