Question #977: If I am on a bus or train during an eclipse and they don't stop for the special eclipse prayer (Salat al-Ayat), what is my duty?
Answer
✅Answer: Please pay attention to the following narrations:
1 عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ الْوَاسِطِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ إِلَى الرِّضَا إِذَا انْكَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَ الْقَمَرُ وَ أَنَا رَاكِبٌ لَا أَقْدِرُ عَلَى النُّزُولِ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مَرْكَبِكَ الَّذِي أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِ.
📚 Al-Faqih, vol. 1, p. 548
Ali ibn Fadl al-Wasiti said: I wrote a letter to Imam Reza, peace be upon him, asking: 'What should I do if a solar or lunar eclipse occurs while I am on a mount and cannot dismount?'
The Imam wrote to me: 'Recite the prayer (Salat al-Ayat) while you are on your mount!'
2 عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَ يُصَلِّي الرَّجُلُ شَيْئاً مِنَ الْفُرُوضِ رَاكِباً قَالَ لَا إِلَّا مِنْ ضَرُورَةٍ.
📚 Al-Tahdheeb, vol. 3, p. 308
Abdullah ibn Sinan said: I said to Imam Sadegh, peace be upon him: 'Should a person recite any of the obligatory prayers while on a mount?' He replied: 'No, except in cases of necessity!'
3 عَنْ جَمِيلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: صَلَاةُ الْكُسُوفِ فَرِيضَةٌ.
📚 Al-Tahdheeb, vol. 3, p. 290
Imam Sadegh, peace be upon him, said: 'The eclipse prayer is an obligatory prayer!'
4 عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ دَرَّاجٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: قَالَ: وَقْتُ صَلَاةِ الْكُسُوفِ فِي السَّاعَةِ الَّتِي تَنْكَسِفُ عِنْدَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَ عِنْدَ غُرُوبِهَا الْحَدِيثَ.
📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 3, p. 464
Imam Sadegh, peace be upon him, said: 'The time for the eclipse prayer is at the very moment of the eclipse, whether at sunrise or sunset!'
✅ According to the above and other narrations, the special eclipse prayer is one of the obligatory prayers that is recited during a solar or lunar eclipse, an earthquake, or other fearful signs. If a person is on a mount (or vehicle) when it becomes obligatory and cannot dismount, they should perform the eclipse prayer while mounted due to this necessity. However, according to narration 2 , in non-necessary situations where they can perform the prayer in its proper time, they cannot perform it while on a mount.
اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ
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