أن أبا هريرة بكى في مرضه : فقيل : ما يبكيك ؟ قال : ما أبكي على دنياكم هذه ، ولكن على بعد سفري ، وقلة زادي ، وأني أمسيت في صعود ، ومهبطه على جنة أو نار ، فلا أدري أيهما يؤخذ بي
سير أعلام النبلاء
Abu Hurairah رحمة الله عليه began to cry as he was on his deathbed:
It was said to him: what makes you cry?
He said: I am not crying over this transit world of yours. Rather I am crying over my long journey and lack of provisions (for the journey). And what awaits me in descending to paradise or fire, and I know not which one of them will take me.
كان الضحاك بن مزاحم إذا أمسى بكى، فقيل له: ما يبكيك؟ قال: لا أدري ما صعد اليوم من عملي!
صفة الصفوة
Dahhak bin muzahim would cry when the evening would enter, so it was asked of him; ‘What makes you cry?’ He replied, “I don’t know what actions of mine have been raised today!”
*He feared if his actions would be accepted or rejected, which is in accordance to the ayah:
”لو لم يعظ إلا معصوم من الزلل، لم يعظ الناس بعد رسول الله ﷺ أحد”
[📚 لطائف المعارف صـ19]
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✔ فلا تبخل بالنصيحة ولو كنت مقصرا
Ibn rajab رحمة الله عليه said:
If only those who are protected from error were allowed to advise against short comings and mistakes, then nobody would be allowed to advise the people after the Rasool صلى الله عليه و سلم.
*the point being that no body is free from error after Rasool صلى الله عليه و سلم so don’t be mistaken in not advising others.
Mohammad Awan 