Weeping

Weeping out of fear of Allah, because of being far from Allah, is the worship of the cognizant. اَلبُكاءُ مِنْ خيفَةِ اللّهِ لِلْبُعْدِ عَنِ اللّهِ عِبادةُ العارِفينَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Weeping out of the fear of Allah illuminates the heart and protects [one] from repetition of sin. اَلبُكاءُ مِنْ خَشيَةِ اللّهِ يُنيرُ القَلبَ ويَعْصِمُ مِنْ مُعاوَدَةِ الذَّنْبِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Weeping out of the fear of Allah is the key to [divine] mercy. اَلبُكاءُ مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اللّهِ مِفْتاحُ الرَّحمَةِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Weeping is the trait of the soft-hearted [and those who fear Allah]. البُكاءُ سَجِيَّةُ المُشْفِقينَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم By weeping out of the fear of Allah, sins get purified. بِالبُكاءِ مِنْ خَشيَةِ اللّهِ تُمَحَّصُ الذُّنُوبُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The weeping of a servant out of the fear of Allah clears away his sins. بُكاءُ العَبْدِ مِنْ خَشيَةِ اللّهِ يُمَحِّصُ ذُنُوبَهُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Blessed is the one who is granted success in his worship and weeps because of his sins. طُوبى لِمَنْ وُفِّقَ لِطاعَتِهِ، وبَكى على خَطيئَتِهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم