Tears of the Messenger of Allah

Heartfelt reminder by Shaykh Abdullah Ad Dhamari

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Shaykh Abdullah Ad Dhamari:
Narrated from Ata may Allah have mercy upon him he said: Umayr and I went to Aishamay Allah be
pleased with herso Umayr asked her: inform us of the most amazing thing you have seen from the
Messenger of Allah . He said: So she began to cry. Then she replied:
One night he was with me and he said: 0 Aisha, leave me alone so I may devote this night to my Lord. She
said: I replied: 0 Messenger of Allahby Allahverily I love to be close to you, and I love that which
makes you happy. She said: So he stood and began to pray, then he began to cry until his beard became
wet, then he cried until his thoub became wet, then he cried until the ground became wet. Then Bilaal
came to call him for the prayer and he found him crying. He found him crying so he said: 0 Messenger of
Allah, you undergo this while you have been forgiven for your past and future faults?! He replied: Shouldnt
I love to be a grateful slave?! Surely tonight a verse was revealed to mewoe to the one who recites it but
does not reflect upon it :

Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day (Soorah Al
Baqarah 2:164)
And this is the Messenger of Allah the one who has been forgiven for his past and future
faults. He cried until his beard became wet. He cried until his thoub became wet. And he cried until the
ground became wet.
Baraa ibn Azibmay Allah be pleased with himsaid: The Prophet saw some of his
Companions gathering, so he said: What are they doing? He replied: O Messenger of Allah, they are
going to the burial for a Janazah. So the Prophet rushed off. Baraa said: So I rushed off to
see what he was going to do. When he (the Prophet ) reached the grave he kneeled on his
knees and looked at the grave. He began to cry until the soil became wet. He cried until the soil became
wet and then he said: For the likes of this, let us put forth actions O my brothers. Meaning for this place
(the grave) let us work O my brothers.
The Prophet would think about his nation, and think about their standing and the standing of
the previous Messengers and cry, due to the mercy he had for his Ummah, because of the mercy he had
for his Ummah, and the fear he had for his Ummah.
It has been collected by Muslim in his collection of authentic narrations from the hadith of Abdullah ibn Amr
may Allah be pleased with them. The Prophet recited the statement of Ibrahim peace be
upon him:

But whoever follows me, he verily is of me. And whoever disobeys me, still You are indeed Oft-Forgiving,
Most Merciful. (Soorah Ibrahim 14:36)
And he recited the statement of Eesa peace be upon him:


If You punish them, they are Your slaves, and if You forgive them, verily You, only You are the All-Mighty,
the All-Wise. (Soorah Al Maidah 5:118)
Then he began to cry
Then he began to cry
Allah said: O Jibril go to Muhammad and ask him what makes him cry, and your Lord is more
knowledgeable of him than you. So Jibril peace be upon him said: O Muhammad what makes you cry?
He replied: My Ummah, my Ummah.
He said: My Ummah. He cried over his Ummah
The Messenger of Allah cried for me and for you O my brother.
He cried for me and you fearing for us the punishment of the fire while we dont even cry for ourselves!
He cried for his Ummah, he cried for those who fall into sins and transgressions, he cried for those who are
apathetic concerning the prayer, he cried for those who consume intoxicants, he cried for those who
consume interest and usury, he cried for those who exceed the bounds, he cried for those who rule by
other than what Allah has revealed, he cried for those who disrespect their parents. He cried, he cried for
the sinners due to the punishment of the fire.
He feared for them the punishment of the Lord of all that exists, while they do not fear for themselves! The
Messenger of Allah is more merciful to us than we are to ourselves! He is more merciful to us than we are
to ourselves. He cried due to the mercy he had for us and fearing for us. Thus Jibril said: O Messenger of
Allah, what makes you cry? He replied: My Ummah, my Ummah. He cried for his Ummah. So Allah said:
O Jibril say to Muhammad, verily We will please you regarding your Ummah and We will not displease
you. (Collected by Muslim 202)
O Muslims, this is the best of mankind crying for his Ummah as a mercy for them and fearing for them
from the punishment of Allah while his Ummah is heedless. Heedless; his Ummah is in a deep sleep his
Ummah is in a deep sleep. Heedless of obedience, falling into sins; they have become busy with this
worldly life, obeying their desires and lusts. They do not remember the meeting with Allah, and they do not
remember the intense heat of the Hell-fire. They do not remember the intense heat of the Hell-fire; they do
not remember the intensity of the standing on the Day of Judgment for the reckoning.
O Muslim nation, it is more befitting that we cry for ourselves. Beware of the fire, the fire! The fire does not
show mercy to anyone. So have mercy upon yourself my brother in faith.
It has been collected by Imaam At Tirmidi, and Imaam Ahmad, and ibn Maja and others; from the hadith of
Abu Dhar, may Allah be pleased with him; he said: The Messenger of Allah said: Verily I know what you
know not, and I hear what you do not hear, the heavens moans and it is only befitting that it should do so,
there is no space in the heavens the width of four fingers except that there is an Angel there prostrating on
his forehead to Allah. By Allah, if you knew what I know, you would laugh little, weep much, and you would
not enjoy women in your beds, but would go out to the open space beseeching Allah.
O Islamic nation, if we knew what the Messenger of Allah knew our crying would increase
and our laughing would decrease. We would spend the night and day weeping for ourselves and we would
not enjoy women in our beds; meaning our desires would die, our desires would die. And we would go out
into the street and the open areas beseeching Allah to save us from the fire.
The Messenger of Allah swore that if we knew what he knew from the punishment of Allah and the fire then

our hearts would not be at ease, and our hearts would not be happy, rather we would always live in
sadness and we would live in fear. But heedlessness frequents our hearts so we have become oblivious
towards the future.
O Muslims beware; beware of the punishment of Allah. Beware of the punishment of Allah. And cry while
crying can benefit you. Crying in this life is beneficial. As for crying in the grave, and crying on the Day of
Judgment, then it will bring no benefit.
Crying at this moment will not benefit those who cry. For this reasonO Muslimsour Salaf were always
weeping and sad. They feared the meeting with Allah. They feared the punishment of Allah. They feared
standing before Al Jabar (Allah) on the Day of Judgment; despite their obedience and their worship and
their righteous actions.
Like this was the mother of the believers Aishamay Allah be pleased with her. Her nephew Qasim ibn
Muhammad said: If I was going to the market I was first go to Aishaand she was his auntmay Allah be
pleased with her. He would visit her first. He said: One day I went to her while she was standing in prayer.
She was reciting the statement of Allah the Exalted:
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Saying: Aforetime, we were afraid with our families (from the punishment of Allah).But Allah has been
gracious to us, and has saved us from the torment of the Fire. Verily, We used to invoke Him before.
Verily, He is Al-Barr (the Most Subtle, Kind, Courteous, and Generous), the Most Merciful. (Soorah At Tur
52:26-28)
She continued to repeat these verses while weeping. She recalled the inhabitants of paradise and she
cried.
Saying: Aforetime, we were afraid with our families (from the punishment of Allah).But Allah has been
gracious to us, and has saved us from the torment of the Fire. Verily, We used to invoke Him before.
Verily, He is Al-Barr (the Most Subtle, Kind, Courteous, and Generous), the Most Merciful. (Soorah At Tur
52:26-28)
He said: She would recite the verse and cry, so I waited for a lengthy period of time and then I went to the
market place and then I returned to her and I found her in the same state; reciting the verse and crying.
She was like this although the Messenger of Allah gave her glad tidings that she is his wife
in this world and in the hereafter. Despite this she would cry fearing Allah the Lord of all that exists. We are
more in need of crying for ourselves. Reflect upon the journey to the next life.
Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee
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