LessonsEclipse Prayers: Solar and Lunar RulingsQuiz

Solar eclipse: two units, one bowing per unit, prolonged recitation.

Abu Hanifah prescribes silent recitation, his two students audible recitation; al-Shafi‘i describes two bowings per unit.

The Friday imam leads the solar congregation, otherwise individually; lunar prayer is individual. Supplication continues until the eclipse clears, without a formal sermon.

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Eclipse Prayers: Solar and Lunar Rulings

Solar eclipse: two units, one bowing per unit, prolonged recitation.

Abu Hanifah prescribes silent recitation, his two students audible recitation; al-Shafi‘i describes two bowings per unit.

The Friday imam leads the solar congregation, otherwise individually; lunar prayer is individual. Supplication continues until the eclipse clears, without a formal sermon.