Weeping
23 sayings
If you knew what I know, you would laugh less and weep more, with food and drink being distasteful to you.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1028; Page No. 144&145 link
If you knew what I know, you would laugh less and weep more.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1029; Page No. 145 link
If you knew what I know, you would weep more and laugh less and climb to high places to entreat to God, being fearful about your (eternal) safety or ruin.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1030; Page No. 145 link
If you knew what I know, you would weep more and laugh less, for discord will come to pass, honesty will disappear, trust will be eliminated, honest men will be charged (of dishonesty), the treacherous will be regarded honest, and seditions will overcome you just as dark nights do.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1031; Page No. 145 link
"There is nothing but that it has a measure and a weight except the tears. For indeed a drop of it can extinguish a sea of fire. And when ones eyes are filled with tears, his face will never see poverty or disgrace. And when tears are flowing, Allah prohibits the fire of Hell on it and even if one person is weeping the whole community is dealt with mercy (by Allah)."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 218 link
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "Tooba (congratulations) for that face which Allah sees mercifully and that person who is weeping over his sins in fear of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime and none else is aware of this sin."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 218 link
Almighty Lord gave salvation to Musa (a.s.) on Mount Tur. It was among those things for whom Allah said, "O Musa! There is no one to receive nearness like those among the near ones who cry out of My fear. There is no worshipper like one who worships Me keeping away from what I have prohibited. There is no one who beautifies Me more than those who abstain because they do not beautify themselves with those things they are independent of." Musa (a.s.) asked the Lord, "O the Most Merciful of the merciful ones! What is the reward of those people?" Allah replied, "O Musa! Those who seek nearness fearing Me will be with My best friends where no ordinary person can come. I feel ashamed to inquire about the deeds of those who worship Me keeping away from what I have prohibited. One who seeks nearness to Me through abstinence in this world I will grant him every kind of paradise so that he may live wherever he likes."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 224 link
It is narrated that Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) asked a narrator, "Do you mention us in your gatherings?" He replied, "May I be sacrificed for you, yes." Imam said, "I like those gatherings in which our commands are enlivened. One who is discussing about us or if any of the people hearing him shed a tear equal to the size of the wing of a fly Allah will forgive his sins even if those sins are more than an ocean."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 240/241 link
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "All the eyes will cry on the Day of Judgment except three an eye which cried out of fear of Allah, an eye which remained awake for the sake of Allah and an eye which refrained from seeing what Allah has prohibited."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 229 link
"Tooba (Congratulations) be for the face to look at which is so nice whose eyes are weeping over sins committed by him that are not known to anyone."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 229 link
Blessed is a face upon which Allah gazes while it is weeping for a sin out of fear of Allah, the Exalted, even if no one else knew about that sin.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 331, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 987 link
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 U ud which will be added to the balance of his [good deeds].
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 334, no. 25; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 987 link
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.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 84, p. 2, no. 71; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 988 link
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.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 93, p. 336, no. 30; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 988 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] 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; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 988 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Weeping out of fear of Allah is the key to [His] mercy.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2051; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 988 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Weeping out of fear of Allah illuminates the heart and shields against returning to the sin.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2016; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 988 link
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; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 989 link
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.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 7, p. 195, no. 62; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 989 link
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-Da`ai, p. 161; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 989 link
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; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 989 link
Dryness of the eye is one of the signs of wretchedness.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 52, no. 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 990 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] 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.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73, p. 354, no. 60; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 990 link
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