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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Uprising of Ashura and Responses to Doubts A Historical View of Crying for the Sufferings of Allah’s Awliya’ Crying for the awliya’ of Allah is included in the previously mentioned precept of permissibility [ ibahah ].

The precept of permissibility is applicable so long as there is no dictate or decree that opposes permissibility; that is to say, all actions are permissible so long as there is no evidence to prove that they are forbidden by the divine law [ shari‘ah ] of Islam. In the following discussions, we will refer to this issue and show that there is no proof for prohibiting crying when mourning for the afflictions that befell the awliya’ of Allah.

On the contrary, we will prove that crying is preferred and encouraged. First, we will refer to some historical examples of crying for the awliya’ of Allah.

You will not cease to remember Yusuf until you are a prey to constant disease or until you are of those who perish.” [^2] Al-Hasan Basri said, “Eighty years elapsed from the time that Prophet Yusuf (Joseph) (as) left his father up to the time that they next saw each other. During this time, sorrow and grief did not leave the heart of Ya‘qub (Jacob). He cried so much that his eyes became blind.” He also said, “I swear upon Allah!

There was no creature on earth at that time that Allah looked upon with generosity more than Jacob.”[^3] The Holy Prophet (S) cried for Hamzah Ibn Hisham says, “When the Holy Prophet (S) returned from the Battle of Uhud, he heard voices crying for those who had been martyred. The Prophet’s (S) eyes filled with tears.

Then, he said, “But Hamzah has no one to cry for him.” When the women of Bani ‘Abd al-Ashhal heard this, they started weeping for the uncle of the Holy Prophet (S).”[^4] He also narrates from Ibn Mas‘ud saying, “We had never seen the Noble Prophet (S) cry so much save when he cried for Hamzah. He put his corpse in the direction of the Qiblah , stood over his dead body and cried.