Is it permissible for the imam to feign weeping in order to make the ma'mum (one praying behind the imam) humble?
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The questioner : Is it permissible, O Shaykh, for the imam to feign weeping over the Qur'an in order to admonish the people, or...
The Shaykh : It appears that he should not do so, but if he is one who weeps frequently, that is his natural disposition.
The questioner : I mean he fabricates this, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : I do not think fabrication is permissible; I do not think fabricating weeping is permissible.
The questioner : Is that so, O Shaykh?Sunan Ibn Majah 4196Da’if (Darussalam)
The Shaykh : The hadith is not authentic...
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes
The Shaykh : It appears that he should not do so, but if he is one who weeps frequently, that is his natural disposition.
The questioner : I mean he fabricates this, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : I do not think fabrication is permissible; I do not think fabricating weeping is permissible.
The questioner : Is that so, O Shaykh?
Weep, and if you cannot weep then pretend to weep.
ابكوا فأن لم تبكوا فتباكواThe Shaykh : The hadith is not authentic...
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes