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Some hadiths about crying and tears

Assalamu alaikum everyone. Came across these beautiful hadiths and thought I’d share. They really hit me hard. Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet said: “A person who cries out of fear of Allah won’t enter the Fire-just like milk can’t go back into the udder.” Basically, it’s impossible. Ibn ‘Abbas reported that the Prophet said: “Two eyes won’t be touched by the Hellfire: one that weeps from fear of Allah, and one that stays awake guarding for His sake.” Abu Hurayrah also said the Prophet mentioned seven types of people who’ll be shaded by Allah on the Day when there’s no shade but His. Among them: a just leader; a young person who grows up worshipping Allah; someone whose heart is tied to the masjid; two who love each other for Allah’s sake, meeting and parting on that; a man called by a beautiful, high-status woman and he says ‘I fear Allah’; someone who gives charity so secretly that his left hand doesn’t know what his right gives; and a person who remembers Allah alone and their eyes fill up. And there’s that story with Ibn Mas‘ud. The Prophet asked him to recite Quran, and he was like, “Should I recite it to you when it came down to you?” But the Prophet said he liked hearing it from someone else. So Ibn Mas‘ud recited Surat an-Nisa, and when he reached the verse (4:41), the Prophet said, “Enough for now.” Ibn Mas‘ud looked and saw his eyes overflowing with tears. Also, ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab had two dark streaks on his face from constant weeping. May Allah soften our hearts and make us among those who cry out of His fear.

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The story of the Prophet listening to the Qur’an from someone else, then crying... if he cried, what about us?

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Just reading this makes my eyes well up. Jazakum Allah khayr for sharing. We forget how merciful Allah is.

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The hadith about the seven under the shade always reshapes my priorities. Especially the one who cries in solitude. Needed this reminder.

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'Umar’s face marked by tears... that’s real fear of Allah. We’re too comfortable nowadays.

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