Excellence of Weeping out of Fear from Allah (swt)

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet ﷺ said to me: "Recite the Qur'an to me". I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Shall I recite the Qur'an to you, when it has been revealed to you?" He ﷺ replied, "I love to hear it recited by others". So I recited to him a portion from Surat An-Nisa'. When I reached the Ayah:

"How (will it be) then, when We bring from each nation a witness and We bring you (O Muhammad ﷺ) as a witness against these people?". (4:41)

He ﷺ said, "Enough for now". When I looked at him I saw his eyes were shedding tears.

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن ابن مسعود، رضي الله عنه ، قال: قال لي النبي، ﷺ، “اقرأ علي القرآن” قلت: يا رسول الله أقرأ عليك وعليك أنزل ؟! قال:"إنى أحب أن أسمعه من غيري” فقرأت عليه سورة النساء، حتى جئت إلى هذه الآية (فكيف إذا جئنا من كل أمة بشهيد وجئنا بك على هؤلاء شهيداً} ((النساء:41)) قال: "حسبك الآن" فالتفت إليه، فإذا عيناه تذرفان . ((متفق عليه)) .

Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah ﷺ delivered a Khutbah to us the like of which I had never heard from him before. In the course of the Khutbah, he said: "If you knew what I know, you would laugh little and weep much". Thereupon those present covered their faces and began to sob.

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن أنس، رضي الله عنه ، قال: خطب رسول الله، ﷺ، خطبة ما سمعت مثلها قط، فقال: "لو تعلمون ما أعلم لضحكتم قليلاً ولبكيتم كثيراً" قال : فغطي أصحاب رسول الله ﷺ وجوههم، ولهم خنين ، ((متفق عليه)) ، وسبق بيان في باب الخوف.

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "One who weeps out of fear of Allah, will not enter the Hell till milk returns back in the udder; and the dust raised on account of fighting in the path of Allah and the smoke of Hell will never exist together".

[At- Tirmidhi].

وعن أبي هريرة، رضي الله عنه ، قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ، لا يلج النار رجل بكى من خشية الله حتى يعود اللبن في الضرع، ولا يجتمع غبار في سبيل الله ودخان جهنم” ((رواه الترمذي: وقال حديث حسن صحيح)).

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Seven people Allah will give them His Shade on the Day when there would be no shade but the Shade of His Throne (i.e., on the Day of Resurrection): And they are: a just ruler; a youth who grew up with the worship of Allah; a person whose heart is attached to the mosques, two men who love and meet each other and depart from each other for the sake of Allah; a man whom an extremely beautiful woman seduces (for illicit relation), but he (rejects this offer and) says: 'I fear Allah'; a man who gives in charity and conceals it (to such an extent) that the left hand does not know what the right has given; and a man who remembers Allah in solitude and his eyes become tearful".

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعنه قال: قال رسول الله ، ﷺ:"سبعة يظلهم الله في ظله يوم لا ظل إلا ظله: إمام عادل، وشاب نشأ في عبادة الله ، ورجل قلبه معلق في المساجد، ورجلان تحابا في الله، اجتمعا عليه، وتفرقا عليه، ورجل دعته امرأة ذات منصب وجمال، فقال: إنى أخاف الله، ورجل تصدق بصدقة فأخفاها حتى لا تعلم شماله ما تنفق يمينه، ورجل ذكر الله خالياً ففاضت عيناه” ((متفق عليه)) .

'Abdullah bin Ash-Shikhkhir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I came to Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he was performing prayers. He was sobbing and his chest sounded like a boiling kettle.

[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].

وعن عبد الله بن الشخير، رضي الله عنه ، قال: أتيت رسول الله ﷺ، وهو يصلي ولجوفه أزيز كأزير المرجل من البكاء. ((حديث صحيح رواه أبو داود، والترمذي بإسناد صحيح)).

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Ubayy bin Ka'b (May Allah be pleased with him), "Allah (Subhanahu-wa-Taala) has ordered me to recite to you Surat-Al-Baiyyinah (98): 'Those who disbelieve ..."

Ubayy (May Allah be pleased with him) asked, "Did He name me?" Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied in the affirmative. Whereupon Ubayy (May Allah be pleased with him) began to weep.

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن أنس، رضي الله عنه ، قال: قال رسول الله، ﷺ، لأبي بن كعب، رضي الله عنه :"إن الله عز وجل أمرني أن أقرأ عليك: لم يكن الذين كفرو" قال: وسماني؟ قال: “نعم” فبكى أبي. ((متفق عليه)) . ((وفي رواية: فجعل أبي يبكى)).

Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
After the death of Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr said to 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them): "Let us visit Umm Aiman (May Allah be pleased with him) as Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to visit her." As we came to her, she wept. They (Abu Bakr and 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said to her, "What makes you weep? Do you not know that what Allah has in store for His Messenger ﷺ is better than (this worldly life)?" She said, "I weep not because I am ignorant of the fact that what is in store for Messenger of Allah ﷺ (in the Hereafter) is better than this world, but I weep because the Revelation has ceased to come." This reply moved both of them to tears and they began to weep along with her.

[Muslim].

وعنه قال: قال أبو بكر لعمر، رضي الله عنهما، بعد وفاة رسول الله، ﷺ: انطلق بنا إلى أم أيمن ، رضي الله عنها، نزورها كما كان يزورها ، فلما انتهينا إليها بكت، فقالا: ما يبكيك؟ أما تعلمين أن ما عند الله تعالى خير لرسول الله، ﷺ قالت: إنى لا أبكي ، أني لا أعلم أن ما عند الله خير لرسول الله ﷺ ، ولكنى أبكي أن الوحي قد انقطع من السماء، فهيجتهما على البكاء، فجعلا يبكيان معها. ((رواه مسلم وقد سبق في باب زيارة أهل الخير)).

Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
When the illness of Messenger of Allah ﷺ became serious, he was asked about the leading of Salat and he said, "Ask Abu Bakr to lead Salat." Whereupon, 'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said; "Abu Bakr is very tender hearted. He is bound to be overcome by weeping when he recites the Qur'an." Messenger of Allah ﷺ repeated, "Ask him (Abu Bakr) to lead Salat".

In another narration: 'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: "When Abu Bakr stands in your place, he will not be able to recite the Noble Qur'an to the people on account of weeping."

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن ابن عمر، رضي الله عنهما، قال: لما اشتد برسول الله ﷺ، وجعه، قيل له في الصلاة، فقال: مروا أبا بكر فليصل بالناس" فقالت عائشة، رضي الله عنها : إن أبا بكر رجل رقيق، إذا قرأ القرآن غلبه البكاء، فقال : "مروه فليصل". وفي رواية عن عائشة، رضي الله عنها، قالت: قلت: إن أبا بكر إذا قام مقامك لم يسمع الناس من البكاء. ((متفق عليه)) .

Ibrahim bin 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf reported:
Food was brought to 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf (May Allah be pleased with him) when he was observing Saum (fast) and he said: "Mus'ab bin 'Umair (May Allah be pleased with him) was martyred and he was better than me, but only one sheet was available to shroud him. It was so small that when his head was covered; his feet remained uncovered and if his feet were covered, his head remained uncovered. Then the bounties of this world have been bestowed upon us generously. I am afraid that the reward of our good deeds have been awarded to us in this world." On this he began to sob and left the food untouched.

[Al-Bukhari].

وعن إبراهيم بن عبد الرحمن بن عوف أن عبد الرحمن بن عوف، رضي الله عنه ، أتي بطعام وكان صائما، فقال: قتل مصعب بن عمير رضي الله عنه، وهو خير مني، فلم يوجد له ما يكفن به إلا بردة إن غطى بها رأسه بدت رجلاه، وإن غطى بها رجلاه بدا رأسه، ثم بسط لنا من الدنيا ما بسط -أو قال: أعطينا من الدنيا ما أعطينا -قد خشينا أن تكون حسناتنا عجلت لنا. ثم جعل يبكي حتى ترك الطعام. ((رواه البخاري)).