The ruling on weeping out of fear of Allah in prayer
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Question:
The questioner says: In the Maghrib prayer, in the third rak'ah, I remembered the punishment of the grave and the terrors of that Day and what it contains of punishment, so my tears fell and I began to weep for approximately five to ten minutes. After that, I completed the prayer. Is my prayer valid, or do I have to repeat it?
Answer:
No, your prayer is valid. Weeping out of fear of Allah in prayer is among the things that improve the prayer, and among the things that complete it. In fact, it is the spirit of the prayer. The humility in the prayer is its spirit.[Al-Mu'minun 23:1-2] Yes.
The questioner says: In the Maghrib prayer, in the third rak'ah, I remembered the punishment of the grave and the terrors of that Day and what it contains of punishment, so my tears fell and I began to weep for approximately five to ten minutes. After that, I completed the prayer. Is my prayer valid, or do I have to repeat it?
Answer:
No, your prayer is valid. Weeping out of fear of Allah in prayer is among the things that improve the prayer, and among the things that complete it. In fact, it is the spirit of the prayer. The humility in the prayer is its spirit.
(1) Certainly will the believers have succeeded: (2) They who are during their prayer humbly submissive
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/038 — archive.org (4:31)
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