The Return of the Sun After Sunset

Question

There is a story known as “the karamat (miracle) of the noble ‘Ali ﵁”: a beggar came to the noble Muhammad ﷺ, and the Prophet ﷺ said: “Go to Fatima ﵂, she will fulfil your request.” The man went and asked; the noble ‘Ali ﵁ pawned his two sons, Hasan and Husayn, to a Jew in exchange for some dirhams, on condition that if by evening he returned the dirhams he would get his sons back, and if not, he would not.

Answer

This story is entirely false; however, there was one occasion when, through the supplication of the noble Prophet ﷺ, the sun returned for a short while so that the noble ‘Ali ﵁ could perform the afternoon (‘asr) prayer — the ‘asr prayer had been delayed because he was occupied in service to him ﷺ.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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