البُكاء

WEEPING

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2- The Prophet (SAWA) said during the Farewell Sermon, ‘And he whose eyes shed tears for the fear of Allah, he will have for every drop of his tears a reward equivalent to the size of Mount UÎud which will be added to the balance of his
[good deeds].’
[Ibid. p. 334, no. 25]

3- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Seven people will be in the shade of the Throne of Allah, the Exalted, when no shade will avail but His: … and a man who remembered Allah, the Exalted, alone, and his eyes flooded with tears out of fear of Allah.
[ Ibid. v. 84, p. 2, no. 71]

4- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever sheds a tear as small as the size of a fly out of fear of Allah, Allah will grant him safety on the Day of the Great Terror.’
[Ibid. v. 93, p. 336, no. 30]

5- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The tears in the eyes and the fear in the hearts are part of the mercy of Allah, exalted be His remembrance. When you find them, seize the opportunity for making supplications.
[ Makarim al-Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 96, no. 10]

6- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Weeping out of fear of Allah is the key to
[His] mercy.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2051]

7- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Weeping out of fear of Allah illuminates the heart and shields against returning to the sin.’
[Ibid. no. 2016]

8- Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, ‘No drops are more beloved to Allah, the Exalted, than two: a drop of blood
[shed] for the sake of Allah, and a teardrop shed by a servant in the darkness of the night solely for Allah’s sake.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 69, p. 378, no. 31]

9- Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Every eye will cry on the Day of Judgment except for three: an eye that stayed up
[in worship] for the sake of Allah, an eye that filled with tears out of fear of Allah, and an eye that looked away from things prohibited by Allah.’
[Ibid. v. 7, p. 195, no. 62]

10- Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘If weeping does not come naturally to you, force yourself
[to weep], for even if a tear as small as a fly’s head is shed by you, then congratulations to you.’
[‘Uddat al-D’ai, p. 161]

11- Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Every single thing has a measure or a weight, except for tears; for one drop of them can extinguish seas of Fire. If an eye is filled with tears, the face will never be burdened with neediness or humiliation; and if it floods with tears then Allah will make it unlawful for the Fire to touch it. Indeed, if a teary man cries for a community, they all receive mercy.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 331, no. 14]

12- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Dryness of the eye is one of the signs of wretchedness.’
[Ibid. v. 70, p. 52, no. 11]

13- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Tears only dry up as a result of the hardness of the hearts; and the hearts only harden as a result of an abundance of sins.’
[Ibid. v. 73, p. 354, no. 60]