The Ruling on Exaggeration in Crying During Prayer and Citing the Action of Abu Bakr as Evidence
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people exaggerate in crying during the prayer, and some of them even disturb the other worshippers. When they are advised, they say that Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) used to do that. Is there any basis for their claim?
Answer:
What did Abu Bakr do? How do they know that Abu Bakr did this? It is not narrated from him that he did this, or that he exaggerated in crying and raised his voice with wailing. This is not mentioned. Rather, he was overcome by tears and would cry without any affectation, without raising his voice, and without wailing.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people exaggerate in crying during the prayer, and some of them even disturb the other worshippers. When they are advised, they say that Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) used to do that. Is there any basis for their claim?
Answer:
What did Abu Bakr do? How do they know that Abu Bakr did this? It is not narrated from him that he did this, or that he exaggerated in crying and raised his voice with wailing. This is not mentioned. Rather, he was overcome by tears and would cry without any affectation, without raising his voice, and without wailing.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب البكاء في الصلاة من خشية الله - تعالى - — islamhouse.com (46:44)
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