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Weeping Out of Fear of Allâh
Part 3

The Path Towards Weeping out of Fear of Allâh

Taqwa of Allâh, dilligently working hard to achieve it, and being sincere in it

Allâh, the Most High, says in the Qur’ân

"Fear Allâh and Allâh teaches you". (2:282)

It has been mentioned in Ruh al-Ma'âni,

"Fear Allâh" in what he has ordered you to do and in what he has forbidden you from. And "Allâh teaches you" his laws, which contain your best interests. And weeping is from that. Allâh, the Most High, says

"As for those who strive hard in Us (our cause), We will surely guide them to our paths". (29:69)

And weeping is also from that.

On the authority of Anas (ra) on the authority of the Messenger of Allâh (saw) who said

"Three types of people will find the sweetness of imân; the one to whom Allâh and His Messenger are more beloved than anything else; the one who loves another person purely for the sake of Allâh; and the one who hates to return to disbelief after Allâh has rescued him from it, just as he would hate to be thrown into the fire". And weeping is included in this sweetness.
(Bukhârî and Muslim)

Knowledge

Allâh, the Most High, says in the Qur’ân

"It is only those who have knowledge amongst His slaves that fear Allâh" (35:28)

Allâh, the Most High, also says in the Qur’ân

"Say: Believe in it (ie the Qur’ân) or do not believe (in it). Verily! Those who were given knowledge before it, when it is recited to them, fall down on their faces in humble prostration, and they say: "Glory be to our Lord! Truly the promise of our Lord must be fulfilled. And they fall down on their faces weeping, and it adds to their humility". (17:107-9)

'Abdul A'lâ al-Taymee, said with regard to these noble verse:

"Whoever is given knowledge that doesn't make him weep, then clearly he has not been given knowledge that benefits, because Allâh, the Most High, has described the knowledgeable by saying: (17:107)".

Allâh, the Most High, says in the Qur’ân:

"And those who have been given knowledge know that it (the Qur’ân) is the truth from your Lord, and that they may believe therein, and their hearts may submit to it with humility. And verily Allâh is the guide of those who believe in the Straight Path" (22:54)

On the authority of Abû Dharr (ra) who said that the Messenger of Allâh (saw) said,

"I can see what you do not see, and I can hear what you do not hear. Indeed the sky groans (the large no.s of angels in the sky make it heavy so that it groans) and it has a right to do so. There is not an area equal to that of four fingers, except that an angel is prostrating to Allâh therein. By Allâh! If you knew what I know you would laugh little and weep much, and you would not enjoy your wives in bed. But rather you would come out onto the hills, supplicating and praying fervently to Allâh"
(Ahmad, at-Tirmidhî, Ibn Mâjah, hasan)

The Remembrance of Death

There is no doubt that death ends the delights and pleasures of this life, just as the Messenger of Allâh (saw) has told us:

"Increase in your remembrance of the destroyer of all pleasures: ie death. For verily one who remembers it when enduring the hardships of life, it widens for him (ie he no longer feels overburdened with the hardships he is experiencing). Whenever one remembers it at times of opulence, it will cause him to feel restricted and burdened (ie he will not be too involved with this life and will start to reflect on the serious and heavy matters awaiting him)."
(an-Nasâ’î, at-Tirmidhî - hasan ghareeb, Ibn Mâjah)

The pleasures are what prevent a tear to be shed, nor any sadness and grief to be felt in the heart. So increase in your remembracnce of death, in an attempt to feel the terrors and horrors that will follow it, fearing an evil destination, so that you may succeed with weeping out of fear of Allâh. Indeed this is easy for the one whom Allâh wishes to make it easy for.

On the authority of Ibn 'Umar (ra) who said

"I was with the Messenger of Allâh (saw) when a man from the Ansar came up to the Messenger of Allâh (saw) and greeted him with the salâm and then said:
"O Messenger of Allâh (saw) which of the believers are the best?" He replied "Those who are the best in character". Then he asked "Which of the believers are the most intelligent?" He (saw) replied: "Those who remember death the most and those who are best prepared for what comes after it (death). These are the intelligent ones""

Contemplating and Reflecting over the Terrors which Follow Death

Contemplation and reflection upon death makes one fear the terrors and horrors which follow, beginning with the terrors of the grave and the barzakh (transitional period in the grave prior to the Day of Judgement). Do not think that death is far off, since the Messenger of Allâh (saw) has warned us from thinking in this way. He (saw) said

"Paradise is closer to anyone of you than your shoe lace as is the Hellfire". (Bukhârî)

There are many texts concerning this, and I will be mentioning a few of them as exhortation and remembrance. On the authority of Abû Hurayrah (ra) who said

"We were sitting with the Messenger of Allâh (saw) when we heard a loud thud. The Messenger of Allâh (saw) asked: "Do you know what that was?". We replied "Allâh and His Messenger (saw) know best". He then told us: "That was a stone which was thrown into the Hellfire seventy years ago, it was sinking further into the Fire and has just reached the bottom.""
(Muslim)

The Messenger of Allâh (saw) said:

"Verily the eyes of the Companion of the horn (blown into when the Day of Judgement is to be established, reported by Ibn al Mubarak in az-Zuhd and at-Tirmidhî, Abû Dawûd and others) ever since he was appointed with it are fixed, gazing towards the Throne (of Allâh) not looking away fearing that he will be ordered to blow the horn before his eyes fall back on the throne and his eyes are like two brilliant stars"
(al Hâkim and others)

In another narration

"How can I lead a life of ease when the angel of the horn has put it to his lips and raised his forehead anticipating to hear the call, so when he is ordered to blow he will blow" So the Muslims said: "What should we say (supplicate) O Messenger of Allâh (saw)?" He replied:"Say Sufficient is Allâh for us and He is the best of Guardians, we put our trust in Allâh, our Lord" - and perhaps Sufyan said: "upon Allâh we put our trust".

How could he (the Prophet saw) take pleasure and he had the lawful things in mind! How is it then, for the one who commits offences and sins, while the angel of the horn has already put the horn to his lips, anticipating to hear the call, such that when he is ordered, he will blow. On the authority of Anas ibn Mâlik (ra) who related that the Messenger of Allâh (saw) said

"Weeping will be sent to the inhabitants of the Hellfire whereby they will be made to weep until their tears have been used up, then they will weep tears of blood until it (the blood) leaves trenches in their faces and if ships were placed therein, they would sail"
(Ibn Mâjah)

On the authority of 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (ra) that the Messenger of Allâh (saw) said:

"Indeed the inhabitants of the Hellfire will call upon Mâlik (an angel) and he will not answer (their call) for forty years, and then he will say: "Verily you are dwellers here". Then they will call upon their Lord saying "O Our Lord, take us out from here, for if we return (to committing sins) then verily we are transgressors." Allâh will not respond to their call for a span equivalent to the time span of this world, and then the Most High will say: "Away with them to the Hellfire, and do not speak." Then the people will give up all hope and there will only be (the sound) of moaning, sobbing, and brayng. Their voices will be similar to the sounds of donkeys, the first of them braying and the last of them moaning".
(al Mundhiri said in at-Targheed wat-Tarheeb reportd by at-Tabrâni in mawquf form.)

Umm Darda on the authority of Abû Darda she said,

"I asked him (Abû Darda), "What is it with you, you do not ask for that which such and such a person asks for?" He replied: "Verily I heard the Messenger of Allâh (saw) say: "Indeed behind you is an insurmountable obstacle, which those with a heavy burden will not be able to pass." So indeed I wish to lighten my load in preparation for that obstacle"
(at Tabrâni, sahîh, also al Mundhiri)

Therefore in order to remember death and contemplate over the horrors which follow death, one must:

Visit the Graves

The Messenger of Allâh (saw) said

"I had forbidden you from visiting the graves (before) but now you should visit them" (Muslim). In another narration he (saw) said:"Visit the graves for verily it is a reminder of death". (Muslim) In another narration he (saw) saidL "Visitng (the graves) will increase you in good" (Ahmad, sahîh). In a narration of Abû Sa'id al-Khudri (ra), who said that the Messenger of Allâh (saw) said: "Indeed! I had forbidden you from visiting the graves (before), but now you should visit them for verily there is a lesson and an admonition in this"
(ahmad, al Hakim, sahîh upon conditions of Muslim, adh-Dhahabi also delcared it sahîh)

In a narration by Anas bin Mâlik (ra) who said that the Messenger of Allâh (saw) said:

"I used to forbid you from visiting the graves, but now you should visit them, for indeed the hearts are softened, the eyes are made to shed tears, and it is a remembrance of the hereafter".
(Al Hâkim, and others, sahîh)

Make the Hereafter your Main Concern

Abdur Rahmân ibn ‘Uthmân ibn 'Affan (ra) reported from his father who said,

"Zayd ibnThâbit left Marwan at midday. I said: "Nothing made him (ie Marwan) send for him at this hour except that he wanted to ask about something." I asked him (about this) so he replied: "We were asked about things which we had heard from the Messenger of Allâh (saw), I had heard the Messenger of Allâh (saw) say: "Whoever sets this world as his goal, Allâh divides his affairs for him, He will place poverty between his eyes, and nothing will come to him from the world except what Allâh has written for him. Whoever sets the Hereafter as his goal, Allâh gathers his affairs for him, gives him richness of heart and the world will come to him grudgingly and submissively"
(Ibn Mâjah, Ibn Hibban)

On the authority of 'Abdullah who related that he heard the Messenger of Allâh (saw) say

"Whoever makes the Hereafter his sole concern, then Allâh will be sufficient for him concerning his affiars and needs in the world, and whoevers concerns (in the world) are divided amongst the affairs of the world, then Allâh would have no care in which path he is destroyed".
(Ibn Mâjah, and others).

On the authority of Abû Hurayrah (ra) who said that the Messenger of Allâh (saw) said:

"Allâh says: O Son of Adam, devote yourself to worshipping Me, and I will fill your bosom with richness and remove your poverty, And if you do not do this then I will fill your bosom with occupation and distraction and I will not remove your poverty".
(at-Tirmidhî, Ibn Mâjah, Ibn Hibban, sahîh).

Reflecting Upon the Magnificent Qur’ân

Allâh, the Most High, says in the Qur’ân:

"Do they not think deeply in the Qur’ân or are their hearts locked up (from understanding it)!" (47:24)

Contemplating over the Qur’ân is one of the strongest ways of reaching the state of weeping. It is necessary for one to take particular interest over the tafsîr of the Qur’ân, in continously seek help from the scholars and the people of tafsîr as much as one can. Read the Qur’ân as if it was revealed to you, as some of the scholars have said. An example of this has been established by 'Aisha (ra) when she said:

"A man sat in front of the Messenger of Allâh (saw) and said: "O Messenger of Allâh (saw) verily I have slaves, they lie to me, are disloyal to me and disobey me. When I came to know about this I scold them and beat them. So tell me how have I been with them?" The Messenger of Allâh (saw) replied: "What they were disloyal to you about, what they disobeyed you in, and what they lied to you about is measured, and the punishment which you inflicted upon them is also measured. If your punishment was equal to their sins, then the scale of balance is equal, it is not for you and nor is it against you. If your punishment to them was not to the extent of their sins (ie less than they deserved) then that is against you". The man then fell back and began to weep and scream. The Messenger of Allâh (saw) said: "Haven’t you read the verse in the Book of Allâh: "and we shall set up balances on the Day of Resurrection, then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything..." (21:47)
The man replied; "By Allâh, O Messenger of Allâh (saw) I do not see anything better for me and them than they leave me, I call you to witness that all of them are free".
(Sunan at-Tirmidhî)

Ibn 'Uyaynah said

"When Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir was close to death he became anxious and worried, so they called Abû Hâzim for him. When he arrtived Ibn al-Munkadir said to him: "Indeed Allâh says ".. it will become clear to them, from Allâh, what they were not anticipating". (39:47) And I am afraid that that which I am not anticipating will appear in front of me." Upon this they both began to weep"
(Ibn Abû Hatim)

Being concered with listening to the Humble and Effective Recitation of the Qur’ân and Reading More of the Heart Softening Books

Amongst these books are az-Zuhd - Ibn al Mubarak; az-Zuhd - Imam Ahmad; at-Tuhfat ul-'Irâqiyyah fil A'mal il-Qalbiyyah - Ibn Taymiyyah; the works of Ibn al Qayyim al Jawziyyah; Tahdheed Mawi'dhatil Mu'mineen min Ihyâ Ulum ad-Deen - al Qasimi;

Verily this has a great effect in driving away the Shaytân, softening the heart and shedding tears.

It has been reported that a man complained to Hasan about the hardness of his heart. So he said:"Bring it closer to the remembrance of Allâh", and he also said: "The gatherings of dhikr give life to knowledge and bring about khushoo' in the heart. The dead heart is brought to life with the remembrance of Allâh, just as the dead earth is brought to life with rain".

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Abu Sayyad iwannagetmarried.com Status: Offline Posts: 6,423 Reputation: 37417 Rep Power: 74 Join Date: Mar 2005 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Weeping Out of Fear of Allâh by Husayn al-'Awâyishah - 12-14-2006 Weeping Out of Fear of Allâh Part 3 The Path Towards Weeping out of Fear of Allâh Taqwa of Allâh, dilligently working hard to achieve it, and being sincere in it Allâh, the Most High, says in the Qur’ân "Fear Allâh and Allâh teaches you". (2:282) It has been mentioned in Ruh al-Ma'âni, "Fear Allâh" in what he has ordered you to do and in what he has forbidden you from. And "Allâh teaches you" his laws, which contain your best interests. And weeping is from that. Allâh, the Most High, says "As for those who strive hard in Us (our cause), We will surely guide them to our paths". (29:69) And weeping is also from that. On the authority of Anas (ra) on the authority of the Messenger of Allâh (saw) who said "Three types of people will find the sweetness of imân; the one to whom Allâh and His Messenger are more beloved than anything else; the one who loves another person purely for the sake of Allâh; and the one who hates to return to disbelief after Allâh has rescued him from it, just as he would hate to be thrown into the fire". And weeping is included in this sweetness. (Bukhârî and Muslim) Knowledge Allâh, the Most High, says in the Qur’ân "It is only those who have knowledge amongst His slaves that fear Allâh" (35:28) Allâh, the Most High, also says in the Qur’ân "Say: Believe in it (ie the Qur’ân) or do not believe (in it). Verily! Those who were given knowledge before it, when it is recited to them, fall down on their faces in humble prostration, and they say: "Glory be to our Lord! Truly the promise of our Lord must be fulfilled. And they fall down on their faces weeping, and it adds to their humility". (17:107-9) 'Abdul A'lâ al-Taymee, said with regard to these noble verse: "Whoever is given knowledge that doesn't make him weep, then clearly he has not been given knowledge that benefits, because Allâh, the Most High, has described the knowledgeable by saying: (17:107)". Allâh, the Most High, says in the Qur’ân: "And those who have been given knowledge know that it (the Qur’ân) is the truth from your Lord, and that they may believe therein, and their hearts may submit to it with humility. And verily Allâh is the guide of those who believe in the Straight Path" (22:54) On the authority of Abû Dharr (ra) who said that the Messenger of Allâh (saw) said, "I can see what you do not see, and I can hear what you do not hear. Indeed the sky groans (the large no.s of angels in the sky make it heavy so that it groans) and it has a right to do so. There is not an area equal to that of four fingers, except that an angel is prostrating to Allâh therein. By Allâh! If you knew what I know you would laugh little and weep much, and you would not enjoy your wives in bed. But rather you would come out onto the hills, supplicating and praying fervently to Allâh" (Ahmad, at-Tirmidhî, Ibn Mâjah, hasan) The Remembrance of Death There is no doubt that death ends the delights and pleasures of this life, just as the Messenger of Allâh (saw) has told us: "Increase in your remembrance of the destroyer of all pleasures: ie death. For verily one who remembers it when enduring the hardships of life, it widens for him (ie he no longer feels overburdened with the hardships he is experiencing). Whenever one remembers it at times of opulence, it will cause him to feel restricted and burdened (ie he will not be too involved with this life and will start to reflect on the serious and heavy matters awaiting him)." (an-Nasâ’î, at-Tirmidhî - hasan ghareeb, Ibn Mâjah) The pleasures are what prevent a tear to be shed, nor any sadness and grief to be felt in the heart. So increase in your remembracnce of death, in an attempt to feel the terrors and horrors that will follow it, fearing an evil destination, so that you may succeed with weeping out of fear of Allâh. Indeed this is easy for the one whom Allâh wishes to make it easy for. On the authority of Ibn 'Umar (ra) who said "I was with the Messenger of Allâh (saw) when a man from the Ansar came up to the Messenger of Allâh (saw) and greeted him with the salâm and then said: "O Messenger of Allâh (saw) which of the believers are the best?" He replied "Those who are the best in character". Then he asked "Which of the believers are the most intelligent?" He (saw) replied: "Those who remember death the most and those who are best prepared for what comes after it (death). These are the intelligent ones"" Contemplating and Reflecting over the Terrors which Follow Death Contemplation and reflection upon death makes one fear the terrors and horrors which follow, beginning with the terrors of the grave and the barzakh (transitional period in the grave prior to the Day of Judgement). Do not think that death is far off, since the Messenger of Allâh (saw) has warned us from thinking in this way. He (saw) said "Paradise is closer to anyone of you than your shoe lace as is the Hellfire". (Bukhârî) There are many texts concerning this, and I will be mentioning a few of them as exhortation and remembrance. On the authority of Abû Hurayrah (ra) who said "We were sitting with the Messenger of Allâh (saw) when we heard a loud thud. The Messenger of Allâh (saw) asked: "Do you know what that was?". We replied "Allâh and His Messenger (saw) know best". He then told us: "That was a stone which was thrown into the Hellfire seventy years ago, it was sinking further into the Fire and has just reached the bottom."" (Muslim) The Messenger of Allâh (saw) said: "Verily the eyes of the Companion of the horn (blown into when the Day of Judgement is to be established, reported by Ibn al Mubarak in az-Zuhd and at-Tirmidhî, Abû Dawûd and others) ever since he was appointed with it are fixed, gazing towards the Throne (of Allâh) not looking away fearing that he will be ordered to blow the horn before his eyes fall back on the throne and his eyes are like two brilliant stars" (al Hâkim and others) In another narration "How can I lead a life of ease when the angel of the horn has put it to his lips and raised his forehead anticipating to hear the call, so when he is ordered to blow he will blow" So the Muslims said: "What should we say (supplicate) O Messenger of Allâh (saw)?" He replied:"Say Sufficient is Allâh for us and He is the best of Guardians, we put our trust in Allâh, our Lord" - and perhaps Sufyan said: "upon Allâh we put our trust". How could he (the Prophet saw) take pleasure and he had the lawful things in mind! How is it then, for the one who commits offences and sins, while the angel of the horn has already put the horn to his lips, anticipating to hear the call, such that when he is ordered, he will blow. On the authority of Anas ibn Mâlik (ra) who related that the Messenger of Allâh (saw) said "Weeping will be sent to the inhabitants of the Hellfire whereby they will be made to weep until their tears have been used up, then they will weep tears of blood until it (the blood) leaves trenches in their faces and if ships were placed therein, they would sail" (Ibn Mâjah) On the authority of 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (ra) that the Messenger of Allâh (saw) said: "Indeed the inhabitants of the Hellfire will call upon Mâlik (an angel) and he will not answer (their call) for forty years, and then he will say: "Verily you are dwellers here". Then they will call upon their Lord saying "O Our Lord, take us out from here, for if we return (to committing sins) then verily we are transgressors." Allâh will not respond to their call for a span equivalent to the time span of this world, and then the Most High will say: "Away with them to the Hellfire, and do not speak." Then the people will give up all hope and there will only be (the sound) of moaning, sobbing, and brayng. Their voices will be similar to the sounds of donkeys, the first of them braying and the last of them moaning". (al Mundhiri said in at-Targheed wat-Tarheeb reportd by at-Tabrâni in mawquf form.) Umm Darda on the authority of Abû Darda she said, "I asked him (Abû Darda), "What is it with you, you do not ask for that which such and such a person asks for?" He replied: "Verily I heard the Messenger of Allâh (saw) say: "Indeed behind you is an insurmountable obstacle, which those with a heavy burden will not be able to pass." So indeed I wish to lighten my load in preparation for that obstacle" (at Tabrâni, sahîh, also al Mundhiri) Therefore in order to remember death and contemplate over the horrors which follow death, one must: Visit the Graves The Messenger of Allâh (saw) said "I had forbidden you from visiting the graves (before) but now you should visit them" (Muslim). In another narration he (saw) said:"Visit the graves for verily it is a reminder of death". (Muslim) In another narration he (saw) saidL "Visitng (the graves) will increase you in good" (Ahmad, sahîh). In a narration of Abû Sa'id al-Khudri (ra), who said that the Messenger of Allâh (saw) said: "Indeed! I had forbidden you from visiting the graves (before), but now you should visit them for verily there is a lesson and an admonition in this" (ahmad, al Hakim, sahîh upon conditions of Muslim, adh-Dhahabi also delcared it sahîh) In a narration by Anas bin Mâlik (ra) who said that the Messenger of Allâh (saw) said: "I used to forbid you from visiting the graves, but now you should visit them, for indeed the hearts are softened, the eyes are made to shed tears, and it is a remembrance of the hereafter". (Al Hâkim, and others, sahîh) Make the Hereafter your Main Concern Abdur Rahmân ibn ‘Uthmân ibn 'Affan (ra) reported from his father who said, "Zayd ibnThâbit left Marwan at midday. I said: "Nothing made him (ie Marwan) send for him at this hour except that he wanted to ask about something." I asked him (about this) so he replied: "We were asked about things which we had heard from the Messenger of Allâh (saw), I had heard the Messenger of Allâh (saw) say: "Whoever sets this world as his goal, Allâh divides his affairs for him, He will place poverty between his eyes, and nothing will come to him from the world except what Allâh has written for him. Whoever sets the Hereafter as his goal, Allâh gathers his affairs for him, gives him richness of heart and the world will come to him grudgingly and submissively" (Ibn Mâjah, Ibn Hibban) On the authority of 'Abdullah who related that he heard the Messenger of Allâh (saw) say "Whoever makes the Hereafter his sole concern, then Allâh will be sufficient for him concerning his affiars and needs in the world, and whoevers concerns (in the world) are divided amongst the affairs of the world, then Allâh would have no care in which path he is destroyed". (Ibn Mâjah, and others). On the authority of Abû Hurayrah (ra) who said that the Messenger of Allâh (saw) said: "Allâh says: O Son of Adam, devote yourself to worshipping Me, and I will fill your bosom with richness and remove your poverty, And if you do not do this then I will fill your bosom with occupation and distraction and I will not remove your poverty". (at-Tirmidhî, Ibn Mâjah, Ibn Hibban, sahîh). Reflecting Upon the Magnificent Qur’ân Allâh, the Most High, says in the Qur’ân: "Do they not think deeply in the Qur’ân or are their hearts locked up (from understanding it)!" (47:24) Contemplating over the Qur’ân is one of the strongest ways of reaching the state of weeping. It is necessary for one to take particular interest over the tafsîr of the Qur’ân, in continously seek help from the scholars and the people of tafsîr as much as one can. Read the Qur’ân as if it was revealed to you, as some of the scholars have said. An example of this has been established by 'Aisha (ra) when she said: "A man sat in front of the Messenger of Allâh (saw) and said: "O Messenger of Allâh (saw) verily I have slaves, they lie to me, are disloyal to me and disobey me. When I came to know about this I scold them and beat them. So tell me how have I been with them?" The Messenger of Allâh (saw) replied: "What they were disloyal to you about, what they disobeyed you in, and what they lied to you about is measured, and the punishment which you inflicted upon them is also measured. If your punishment was equal to their sins, then the scale of balance is equal, it is not for you and nor is it against you. If your punishment to them was not to the extent of their sins (ie less than they deserved) then that is against you". The man then fell back and began to weep and scream. The Messenger of Allâh (saw) said: "Haven’t you read the verse in the Book of Allâh: "and we shall set up balances on the Day of Resurrection, then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything..." (21:47) The man replied; "By Allâh, O Messenger of Allâh (saw) I do not see anything better for me and them than they leave me, I call you to witness that all of them are free". (Sunan at-Tirmidhî) Ibn 'Uyaynah said "When Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir was close to death he became anxious and worried, so they called Abû Hâzim for him. When he arrtived Ibn al-Munkadir said to him: "Indeed Allâh says ".. it will become clear to them, from Allâh, what they were not anticipating". (39:47) And I am afraid that that which I am not anticipating will appear in front of me." Upon this they both began to weep" (Ibn Abû Hatim) Being concered with listening to the Humble and Effective Recitation of the Qur’ân and Reading More of the Heart Softening Books Amongst these books are az-Zuhd - Ibn al Mubarak; az-Zuhd - Imam Ahmad; at-Tuhfat ul-'Irâqiyyah fil A'mal il-Qalbiyyah - Ibn Taymiyyah; the works of Ibn al Qayyim al Jawziyyah; Tahdheed Mawi'dhatil Mu'mineen min Ihyâ Ulum ad-Deen - al Qasimi; Verily this has a great effect in driving away the Shaytân, softening the heart and shedding tears. It has been reported that a man complained to Hasan about the hardness of his heart. So he said:"Bring it closer to the remembrance of Allâh", and he also said: "The gatherings of dhikr give life to knowledge and bring about khushoo' in the heart. The dead heart is brought to life with the remembrance of Allâh, just as the dead earth is brought to life with rain". __________________ هَلْ جَزَاء الْإِحْسَانِ إِلَّا الْإِحْسَانُ؟ Is there any reward for good other than good? [ar-Rahman: 60] O Allah, Lord of Jibril, Mika'il and Israfil, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, You will judge between Your servants concerning that wherein they differ. Guide me with regard to that wherein there is dispute concerning the truth by Your leave, for You guide whomsoever You will to the straight path. Oh Allah, I seek refuge in You lest I misguide others, or I am misguided by others, lest I cause others to err or I am caused to err, lest I abuse others or be abused, and lest I behave foolishly or meet with the foolishness of others.