Part-2 | Virtues and commands of weep during Prayer

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Part-2 Virtues and commands of weep during Prayer

Asslamoalaikum sisters brothers friends and elders, we are describing second part that If you cannot weep during prayer, should you make yourself like weep?

The type of weeping that is praiseworthy is that which overcomes a person because of his softheartedness and his humble submission in his prayer, and when he hears the verses of Allah being recited to him.

The one who is not able to weep should not miss out on reflecting [on the meaning of the verses recited] or on humble submission in his heart resulting in stillness of his limbs, because there is no connection between the two. The heart may be humbly submissive, without there being tears in the eyes, or there may be tears in the eyes, but no humble submission in the heart, which is the worst of states, Allah forbid.

Regarding the hadith, “This Qur’an was sent down with sorrow, so when you read it, then weep, and if you do not weep, make yourself weep” (narrated by Ibn Majah, 1337), it is a da‘if (weak) hadith and is not sahih (sound). Al-Busayri said: This isnad includes Abu Rafi‘, whose name is Isma‘il ibn Rafi‘; he is da‘if (weak) and matruk (his hadith is to be rejected). Misbah az-Zujajah fi Zawa’id Ibn Majah (1/157). It was also classed as da‘if by al-Albani.

If we assume that the hadith is sahih, what is meant by making oneself weep is having focus in the heart and making oneself feel sorrow; it does not mean making artificial sounds to resemble weeping. That is a kind of effort that is not allowed; rather some of the scholars have stated that deliberately making sounds that resemble weeping invalidates the prayer.

Al-Fayyumi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Ibn ‘Abbas said: If a person recites the verse in al-Isra’ in which there is a sajdah (v. 109), do not hasten to prostrate unless you are weeping, and if the eyes of one of you are not weeping, then let him make his heart weep. The way to make oneself weep is to bring sorrow into one’s heart."(Fath al-Qarib al-Mujib ‘ala at-Targhib wa’t-Tarhib 7/121).

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: What is the ruling on making oneself weep? And how sound are the reports that were narrated concerning that?

He replied: In some hadiths it says that if you do not weep, then make yourself weep, but I do not know how sound that is… What appears to be the case is that one should not put effort into making oneself weep; rather if a person finds himself weeping, he should try hard not to disturb others, and his weeping should be quiet; he should avoid disturbing others as much as possible."(Majmu‘ Fatawa wa Maqalat 11/347).

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymin (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: What is the ruling on making oneself weep loudly during congregational prayers in the mosque in order to create an atmosphere of humble submission (khushu‘)?

He replied: Making oneself cry artificially – as some people do – is not prescribed in Islamic teachings.

As for that weeping which stems from humble submission in the heart, bringing to mind the greatness of the Lord and fearing Him, this is something that is prescribed, and if a person makes a sound involuntarily, without making himself do that, there is nothing wrong with that.

But pretending to weep is something that is not prescribed and is not appropriate; rather what is required is to reflect on the words of Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, with sincerity and understanding the meaning. Then if a person’s heart softens as a result of that and becomes humbly submissive, and he weeps when punishment is mentioned out of fear of it, and when reward is mentioned out of hope for it, and when the Lord is mentioned out of reverence towards Him, and when the Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and his story are mentioned out of love towards him and longing to meet him, that is a good thing."(Al-Liqa’ ash-Shahri 5/8).

And Allah knows best,

We praygo Allah Almighty to give us permission to read and follow Quran and Hadith. Allah hafiz

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