LessonsEclipse Prayers: Solar and Lunar RulingsQuiz

Kusuf means solar eclipse here; khusuf means lunar eclipse. Arabic usage sometimes overlaps, but in this passage the legal outcomes differ.

Congregation is described for the solar eclipse, while the lunar-eclipse passage prescribes individual prayer.

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Kusuf and khusuf: two terms

Eclipse Prayers: Solar and Lunar Rulings

Kusuf means solar eclipse here; khusuf means lunar eclipse. Arabic usage sometimes overlaps, but in this passage the legal outcomes differ.

Congregation is described for the solar eclipse, while the lunar-eclipse passage prescribes individual prayer.