The Weeping of the Prophet (s.a.w.)
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Shaykh ‘Utsman Nuri Tufbas wrote, in “Islam, Spirit & Form”, that while the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) was praying, the people around him used to hear a voice of weeping that came out of his chest. Sayyidina ‘Ali ibn Abu Thalib ( k.w. ) remembered his observation in this regard: “I saw the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) weeping in prayer, under a tree, at the Battle of Badr; insomuch that he spent all night in that position ...” This is found in Fadha’il al-‘Amal of Mawlana Muhammad Zakariya ibn Muhammad Yaḥya Swiddiqi al-Kandhlawi ( r.a. ). The Prophet ( s.a.w. ) was even observed in a state in which his heart spread voices as if a stew pot boiled inside. Sayyidatina ‘Aishah ibn Abu Bakr ( r.a. ), the wife of the Prophet ( s.a.w. ), said, “We used to hear some voice coming out of the Prophet’s chest as if a stew pot boiled inside.” This was recorded by Imam Abu Dawud Sulayman ibn al-Ash’ats as-Sijistani ( r.a. ), and Imam Ab...