Gardens of the Righteous — Page 100
100. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS righteous man it urges: Go forward with me, go forward with me; if it is that of an unrighteous person, it says: Woe to it, where are you taking it? Its voice is heard by everything except man, and if man heard it he would be struck dead (Bokhari). 448. This hadith is the same as No. 105. 54. . On the Excellence of Weeping for Fear of Allah. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 168. They weep while prostrating and this adds to their humility (17. 110). 169. Do you, then, wonder at this announcement, and laugh at it and do not weep (53. 60-61)? 449. Ibn Mas'ud relates: The Holy Prophet asked me to recite the. Quran to him. I said: Messenger of Allah, shall I recite the Quran to you, whereas it is you to whom it has been revealed? He said: I like to hear it recited by another. So I recited to him a portion from the fourth Chapter till I came to the verse: How will it be when We shall bring a witness from every people, and shall bring thee as a witness against these (4. 42)? when he said:. That is enough for now. I looked at him and saw that his eyes were running (Bokhari and Muslim). 450. This hadith is the same as the first part of No. 404. 451. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: One who weeps out of fear of Allah will not enter the Fire till the milk recedes into the breasts and the dust endured in striving in the cause of Allah and the steam of hell will never subsist together (Tirmidhi). 452. This hadith is the same as No. 379. 453. Abdullah ibn Shikhir relates: I came to the Holy Prophet at a time when he was engaged in Prayer. The sound of his sobbing was like the sound of a boiling kettle (Abu Daud and Tirmidhi). 454. Anas relates that the Holy Prophet said to Ubayy ibn Ka'ab:. Allah, the Lord of honour and glory, has commanded me to recite to you sura. Al-Bayyinah (Chapter 98) of the Quran. He asked: Did He name me? The. Holy Prophet said: Yes; whereupon Ubayy fell to sobbing (Bokhari and. Muslim). 455. This hadith is the same as No. 363. 456. Ibn Umar relates that when the illness of the Holy Prophet became severe he was asked about the salat and he said: Tell Abu Bakr to lead the. Prayer. On this, Ayesha said: Abu Bakr is very tender-hearted, he is bound to be overcome when he recites the Quran. The Holy Prophet repeated: Tell him