Hadith on Weeping: Two eyes never touched by Hellfire

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Two eyes will never touch the Hellfire: an eye weeping from the fear of Allah, and an eye standing guard in the way of Allah.

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1639

Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَيْنَانِ لاَ تَمَسُّهُمَا النَّارُ عَيْنٌ بَكَتْ مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اللهِ وَعَيْنٌ بَاتَتْ تَحْرُسُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ

1639 سنن الترمذي أبواب فضائل الجهاد باب ما جاء في فضل الحرس في سبيل الله

3322 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح لغيره في صحيح الترغيب

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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