Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Weeping
Weeping البكاء
- Weeping out of fear of Allah, because of being far from Allah, is the worship of the cognizant.
1ـ اَلبُكاءُ مِنْ خيفَةِ اللّهِ لِلْبُعْدِ عَنِ اللّهِ عِبادةُ
العارِفينَ.
- Weeping out of the fear of Allah illuminates the heart and protects [one] from repetition of sin.
2ـ اَلبُكاءُ مِنْ خَشيَةِ اللّهِ يُنيرُ القَلبَ ويَعْصِمُ مِنْ
مُعاوَدَةِ الذَّنْبِ.
- Weeping out of the fear of Allah is the key to [divine] mercy.
3ـ اَلبُكاءُ مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اللّهِ مِفْتاحُ الرَّحمَةِ.
- Weeping is the trait of the soft-hearted [and those who fear Allah].
4ـ البُكاءُ سَجِيَّةُ المُشْفِقينَ.
- By weeping out of the fear of Allah, sins get purified.
5ـ بِالبُكاءِ مِنْ خَشيَةِ اللّهِ تُمَحَّصُ الذُّنُوبُ.
- The weeping of a servant out of the fear of Allah clears away his sins.
6ـ بُكاءُ العَبْدِ مِنْ خَشيَةِ اللّهِ يُمَحِّصُ ذُنُوبَهُ.
- Blessed is the one who is granted success in his worship and weeps because of his sins.
7ـ طُوبى لِمَنْ وُفِّقَ لِطاعَتِهِ، وبَكى على خَطيئَتِهِ.