Hadith 1524
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Hadith.1530 - Al-Halabi asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about the prayer for the eclipse (Salat al-Kusuf) of the sun and moon.
Imam (as) said: "It consists of ten rak'ahs (units of prayer) and four prostrations (Sujood). You perform five bowings (ruku) and then prostrate (Sujood) in the fifth. Then you perform another five bowings and prostrate in the tenth.
If you wish, you can recite a chapter (Surah) in each rak'ah, or if you prefer, you may recite half of a chapter in each rak'ah. If you recite a chapter in each rak'ah, then recite the opening of the Book (Al-Fatiha). If you choose to recite half a chapter, it suffices to recite Al-Fatiha only in the first rak'ah until you start another chapter. And you should not say 'Sami' Allahu liman hamidah' (Allah (swt) hears the one who praises Him) when rising from ruku except in the rak'ah where you intend to prostrate."
1530 - وَ سَأَلَ اَلْحَلَبِيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ صَلاَةِ اَلْكُسُوفِ كُسُوفِ اَلشَّمْسِ وَ اَلْقَمَرِ قَالَ «عَشْرُ رَكَعَاتٍ وَ أَرْبَعُ سَجَدَاتٍ تَرْكَعُ خَمْساً ثُمَّ تَسْجُدُ فِي اَلْخَامِسَةِ ثُمَّ تَرْكَعُ خَمْساً ثُمَّ تَسْجُدُ فِي اَلْعَاشِرَةِ وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ قَرَأْتَ سُورَةً فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ قَرَأْتَ نِصْفَ سُورَةٍ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ سُورَةً فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ فَاقْرَأْ فَاتِحَةَ اَلْكِتَابِ وَ إِنْ قَرَأْتَ نِصْفَ سُورَةٍ أَجْزَأَكَ أَنْ لاَ تَقْرَأَ فَاتِحَةَ اَلْكِتَابِ إِلاَّ فِي أَوَّلِ رَكْعَةٍ حَتَّى تَسْتَأْنِفَ أُخْرَى وَ لاَ تَقُلْ سَمِعَ اَللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فِي رَفْعِ رَأْسِكَ مِنَ اَلرُّكُوعِ إِلاَّ فِي اَلرَّكْعَةِ اَلَّتِي تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ فِيهَا.
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