He wept so much that he was close to passing out.

He wept so much that he was close to passing out.”[^5] The Noble Prophet (S) cried for his progeny On his own chain of transmission, Ibn Abi Shaybah recounts that Mas‘ud said, “One day, we were in the presence of the Prophet of Allah (S), when suddenly a group of people of Bani Hashim arrived. When the Holy Prophet saw them, his eyes were filled with tears. His color, too, changed.

I said to him, ‘We see something in your face showing that you are in pain.’ The Prophet said, «انّا اهل بيت اختار الله لنا الآخرة على الدنيا، وانّ أهل بيتي سيلقون بلاء.» ‘Verily, we are the , for whom Allah has preferred the afterlife over this worldly life.

And verily, soon it shall be that suffering should afflict my ’.”[^6] The Prophet (S) cried for his grandfather, ‘Abd al-Muttalib Umm Ayman says, “I saw the Prophet of Allah (S) at the foot of ‘Abd al-Muttalib’s coffin crying as he moved.”[^7] The Prophet (S) cried for martyrs of the War of Mu’tah Bukhari recounts, “News that Zayd, Ja‘far and Ibn Rawahah had been martyred was brought to the people by the Prophet (S) himself before anyone else.

He said, ‘Zayd had the banner, and then he fell to the ground (got martyred). Then, Ja‘far took the standard, and he too fell to the ground. After that Ibn Rawahah got the banner, and he too fell to the ground.’ The Prophet was saying all this while crying.”[^8] The Holy Prophet (S) cried for Ja‘far When Ja‘far and his companions were martyred, the Prophet of Allah (S) went to his house and requested to see Ja‘far’s children. He smelt their sweet scent and his eyes became tearful.

Ja‘far’s wife Asma’ said to the Prophet (S), “May my parents be your ransom! Why are you crying? Has any news come to you from Ja‘far and his companions?” The Noble Prophet (S) answered, “Yes, they were martyred today.” Asma’ says, “I got up and started crying. A number of women also surrounded me. Then, Fatimah (as) came in, while she was crying and saying, ‘O uncle! O uncle!’” The Prophet of Allah said, على مثل جعفر فلتبك البواکي.

“People ought to shed tears for people like Ja‘far.”[^9] The Noble Prophet (S) cried for his mother Abu Hurayrah says, “The Prophet (S) went to visit his mother’s grave. There he cried and made everyone around him cry, too.”[^10] The Holy Prophet (S) cried for Fatimah bint Asad It has been recounted that the Noble Prophet (S) recited prayers for Fatimah, the mother of ‘Ali (as), and put her in the grave. Then, he broke down and cried.