The sun and moon are two signs from among the creations of Allah - May He be Exalted - proving His Majesty; and they are subjected to His Power and Might. The occurrence of lunar and solar eclipses is one of Allah’s signs that manifest so we can reflect on the Absolute Divine Power of Allah. The Prophet ﷺ taught us what we should do when such a phenomenon occurs. Like what is mentioned in this hadeeth, where ʿAbdullah ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with them) reports that when the sun eclipsed during the time of the Prophetﷺ - the eclipse of the sun occurs when its light disappears [in the sky. For the most part, the solar eclipse is expressed by [the Arabic word]: al-kusoof, and the lunar eclipse as al-khusoof. However, these two words may be used interchangeably to express one another as well - an announcement was made [stating] that the prayer to be performed in congregation to inform the people that they should come [and get ready] for prayer. Afterwards, the Prophet ﷺ led the people in a two-unit prayer, which differed in form from the rest of the prayers. Ibn ʿAmr(may Allah be pleased with them) states that: “The Prophet ﷺ bowed twice with a prostration.” This is to mean the prostration was performed to indicate the completion of the first prayer unit, and that the two bowings [are also performed] in both units. Its meaning - is like what is mentioned in the narration [found in] the Saheeh al-Bukhaaree and Saheeh Muslim - that the Prophet ﷺ stood in the first prayer unit and recited [ayaat from the Quran], then performed a long bowing. Thereafter, he ﷺ straightened up from the bowing and remained standing and recited more. Subsequently, he ﷺ bowed a second time, and straightened up from the bowing position into the standing position [again]. Then, he ﷺ prostrated twice, and proceeded to stand for the second unit. So, he bowed twice with the performance of the prostration, and performed the second unit like [how] it was done in the first prayer unit. After, he sat to recite the tashahhud. The sun became clear and was revealed after the passing of its eclipse, which occurred between his sitting in the performance of the tashahhudand tasleem. Either the taabiʿee, Abu Salamah ibn ʿAbd al-Rahmaan, or ʿAbdullah ibn ʿAmar, (may Allah be pleased with them) related that ʿA’ishah(may Allah be pleased with her) said: “Never have I performed such a prolonged prostration.” She may have expressed the word prostration as a substitute for the entire prayer itself. And what she means is: that The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prolonged this prayer to the point that even whenever she performed a prayer, its length was never as that one. It is mentioned in a report narrated by al-Bukhaaree, on the authority of ʿA’ishah(may Allah be pleased with her), where she reports that the Prophet ﷺ stood up to deliver a sermon after he finished the prayer. He commenced it with praising and extolling Allah, and then mentioned that the sun and moon are two signs of many which have been created by Allah, and they do not eclipse because of the death or birth of anyone. This statement serves as a response to what some people surmised: [i.e.] that the solar eclipse was due to the passing of Ibraheem, the son of the Prophet ﷺ. Then he ﷺ enjoined the invocation of Allah Exalted be He, with the performance of the takbeer, prayer, and giving charity upon seeing the eclipse. He ﷺ also warned them of the indecencies of adultery and fornication, and alarmed the people of the retribution of Allah, The Mighty and Majestic. Some of the other benefits that we can conclude from this hadeeth is that we learn that the eclipse prayer has no adhaan or iqaamah; as it is apparent from the narration: “An announcement was made stating that the prayer will be performed in congregation.” It shows us that prolonging the eclipse prayer is permissible, and the importance of charity and supplication when we see the signs of Allah, May He be Exalted. .