bestowed upon the palace of green pearls; the part of the face from which the tear [which flows out of fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ] flows becomes Haraam for Hell.

Sayyiduna Nadar Bin Sa’d رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: If tears flow from someone’s eyes out of Divine fear, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will make his face Haraam for Hell. If the tear flows on his cheek, so on the Judgement Day neither will he be disgraced nor be oppressed. If a sad person weeps amongst some people out of the fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, so due to his weeping, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ also extends mercy to other people. Every deed will be weighed except the tear and a drop of tear extinguishes the oceans of fire.

(Mawsu’ah Imam Ibn Abid Dunya, vol. 3, pp. 172, Hadees 14)

مرے اشک بہتے رہیں کاش ہر دم          ترے خوف سے یا خدا یا الٰہی

ترے خوف سے تیرے ڈر سے ہمیشہ        میں تھرتھر رہوں کانپتا یا الٰہی

3. Recitation of Holy Quran

Another deed that makes a person deserving of Divine mercy is recitation of the Holy Quran. The Holy Quran is the Revelation of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. It is the source of attaining closeness to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and the source of guidance; it will intercede on behalf of its reciters on the Judgement Day; on the Judgement Day those who recite the Holy Quran will not feel any nervousness, nor will they be called for accountability; the recitation of the Holy Quran is an excellent worship and a source of obtaining mercy and blessings.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has said: The home in which the Holy Quran is recited becomes spacious to its dwellers, its goodness is abundant, angels visit it and Satans get out of it. (Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 1, pp. 826)

The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: The group of people who gather in any of the Masajid for reciting the Holy Quran and for learning and teaching it to each other, peace descends on them, mercy covers them, angels touch them (with their wings) and Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ mentions them in front of angels. (Sahih Muslim, pp. 1110, Raqm 6853)