*Let them flow due to not being able to perform good deeds

   *Let them flow in the remembrance of the difficulties faced at the time of death

   *Let them flow in the remembrance of Madinah

   *Let them flow in the fear of the hidden plan of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ

   *Let them flow whilst remembering the grave

   *Let them flow whilst thinking about the anxiety of the grave

   *Let them flow in the remembrance of the darkness of the grave

   *Let them flow in the remembrance of the tightness of the grave

   *Let them flow in the remembrance of the fearful stages of the Day of Judgement

   *Let them flow whilst thinking that how will we give accountability of every single action of ours on the Day of Judgement?

   *Let them flow whilst thinking that how will we bear the heat of the Day of Judgement?

   *Let them flow whilst thinking that how will we cross the bridge of Sirat, which is sharper than a sword and thinner than a strand of hair?

   *Let them flow whilst thinking that will our end be with Iman or not?

In short, let tears flow whilst being restless over the hereafter and if tears do not flow, then cry upon the fact that why do our tears not flow in the fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ?

Make it a habit of crying in the fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ

Let’s listen to 2 sayings of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم containing a persuasion to cry over the hereafter:

1.   The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: ‘On the day of judgement, all eyes will be crying except for 3 eyes. Out of them, one will be the one which would have cried in the fear of Allah (عَزَّوَجَلَّ).’ (Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, vol. 8, pp. 356, Hadees 4335)

2.   The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: ‘O people! Do cry, and if you cannot cry, then try to cry because people in hell will cry, to the extent that tears will flow upon their faces as if they are a watercourse. When the tears will finish, then blood will begin to flow and their eyes will be wounded.’ (Sharh-us-Sunnah, vol. 7, pp. 565, Hadees 4314)

Let’s also listen to 3 sayings of our pious predecessors رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ with regards to crying in the fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ:

1.   Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Bin ‘Amr Bin ‘Aas رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْہُمَا states: ‘Cry in abundance, and if you cannot cry, then make your face as if you are crying. By Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in whose Divine Grip is my life! If anyone from you finds out the truth, then he will scream so much (due to the fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ) that his voice will finish and he will offer Salah so much that his back will ache’ (Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 4, pp. 480)

2.   Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Bin ‘Umar رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنھما states: ‘For me, letting one tear flow in the fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is more beloved than giving gold in charity equal to a mountain.’ (Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 4, pp. 480)

3.   Sayyiduna Ka’b-ul-Ahbaar رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ states: ‘By Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in whose Divine Grip my life is! I prefer that I cry due to the fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ to the extent that tears flow onto my cheeks as compared to giving gold in charity equal to a mountain.’ (Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 4, pp. 480)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Fasts remove hardness of the heart