Abu Abdur Rahman reported: I said to Sa’id ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, “O Abu Muhammad, what is this weeping that confronts you in your prayer?” Sa’id said, “O nephew, why do you ask about it?” He said, “O uncle, perhaps Allah will benefit me.” Sa’id said, “I never stood for …
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Abu Musa al-Ash’ari reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No person dies and people stand over him wailing, saying, ‘What a great man he was! How dignified he was!’ but that two angels are appointed over him to prod him, saying, ‘Is that really how you were?’” Source: Sunan …
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Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The deceased are tormented by their families wailing over them.” Ibn al-Mubarak said, “I hope he would be spared from that if he prohibited them while he was alive.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1002 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Tirmidhi عَنْ …
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Usamah ibn Zayd reported: One of the daughters of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, sent a messenger calling for him and telling him that her child or son was on the verge of death. The Prophet said to the messenger, “Return to her and tell her that it is for Allah Almighty …
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Al-Qaddah reported: Whenever death was mentioned in front of Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, he would tremble like a bird and weep until his tears ran through his beard. Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 5/316 عَنْ الْقَدَّاح أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ رحمه الله كَانَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ الْمَوْتُ انْتَفَضَ انْتِفَاضَ الطَّيْرِ وَبَكَى …
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Aisha reported: Abu Bakr came riding on his horse from his dwelling in al-Sunuh until he arrived and entered the mosque. He did not speak to people until he entered the home of Aisha while the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was covered with a shroud. Abu Bakr lifted the shroud …
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Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “I had prohibited you from visiting the graves, but it occurred to me that now you may visit them. Verily, they soften the heart, shed tears in the eyes, and remind of the Hereafter. Thus, visit them and do not say anything …
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Mu’adh ibn Jabal reported: When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, dispatched him to Yemen, he went out with him to instruct Mu’adh as he was riding. When he finished, the Prophet said, “O Mu’adh, perhaps you will not see me after this year, perhaps you will pass by my mosque …
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Ali reported: None among us was upon a horse on the day of Badr other than Al-Miqdad. We saw, although everyone else was sleeping, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, under a tree praying and weeping until dawn. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Khuzaymah 899 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَلِيٍّ …
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Abu Umamah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Nothing is more beloved to Allah than two drops and two footsteps: a teardrop from fear of Allah and a drop of blood shed in the way of Allah. As for two footsteps, a footstep in the way of Allah and a footstep …
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Mu’awiyah ibn Jaydah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Three eyes will never see the Hellfire, an eye standing guard in the way of Allah, an eye weeping from the fear of Allah, and an eye lowering its gaze from what Allah has forbidden.” Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr 1003 Grade: Sahih …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Two eyes will never be touched by the Hellfire: an eye staying vigilant for the Muslims in the way of Allah, and an eye weeping from the fear of Allah.” Source: Musnad Abī Ya’lá 4346 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A man who weeps from the fear of Allah will never enter Hellfire, unless milk could return to its udder. The dust in the way of Allah will never combine with the smoke of Hell.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1633 Grade: Sahih …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Two eyes are forbidden from being consumed by the Hellfire: an eye weeping from the fear of Allah, and an eye standing guard for Islam and its people against unbelief.” Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 3930 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) …
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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 …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon, said to me on one of my nights, “O Aisha, leave me to worship my Lord tonight.” I said, “By Allah, I love to be close to you and I love what pleases you.” The Prophet stood up and performed ablution, then stood in …
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Ibn Umar reported: He heard that Al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with them both, had set out to Iraq, so he met up with him three days out. Ibn Umar said, “What do you intend?” Al-Husayn said, “Iraq.” Ibn Umar said, “While you have papers and letters with you?” Al-Husayn said, “These letters …
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me, “Recite to me.” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, I recite to you while it was revealed to you?” The Prophet said, “Yes.” I recited Surat al-Nisa until I reached this verse, “How will it be when We bring a …
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Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, I see what you do not see and I hear what you do not hear. The heavens groan, and rightly so. There is no place a span of four fingers but that an angel is placing his forehead in prostration …
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Al-Bara’ reported: We were with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, at a funeral and he was sitting beside the edge of the grave, weeping until the ground became wet. The Prophet said, “O my brethren, prepare for the likes of this.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 4195 Grade: Hasan (fair) according …
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