What is the ruling on weeping while reciting the Qur'an?
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The questioner : Noble Shaykh, what is the ruling on weeping while reciting the Qur'an and in other matters?
The Shaykh : Weeping, if it is not affected or done for showing off, is permissible; indeed, it may even be required. However, if it is affected or done for showing off, because some imams weep or feign weeping to show off in order to make the people around them weep, or so that it is said: "He is a weeping man," then this is not permissible. But if you try to induce weeping, meaning you try to make your heart humble and witness the greatness of Allah the Exalted, or witness the reward in the verses of promise, or witness the punishment in the verses of threat, then this is good and benefits the person. There is a hadith regarding this, but I do not know its authenticity:Sunan Ibn Majah 4196Da’if (Darussalam) I do not know the extent of the authenticity of this hadith right now. Yes, after that.
The Shaykh : Weeping, if it is not affected or done for showing off, is permissible; indeed, it may even be required. However, if it is affected or done for showing off, because some imams weep or feign weeping to show off in order to make the people around them weep, or so that it is said: "He is a weeping man," then this is not permissible. But if you try to induce weeping, meaning you try to make your heart humble and witness the greatness of Allah the Exalted, or witness the reward in the verses of promise, or witness the punishment in the verses of threat, then this is good and benefits the person. There is a hadith regarding this, but I do not know its authenticity: