Hazrat A'mash (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Abu Salih (may Allah have mercy on him) used to lead us in prayer, and due to the tenderness of his heart, he was unable to recite (properly).

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Ahmar narrates that a certain person told me that I went to Rabee'ah and he was crying in prayer.

Hazrat Safwan bin Muhriz says that when Rabee’ah recited the verse of the Holy Qur’an { وَسَیَعْلَمُ الَّذِینَ ظَلَمُوا أَیَّ مُنْقَلَبٍ یَنْقَلِبُونَ }, he began to weep so much that it seemed to me as if his chest was being crushed.

Hazrat Ya'la (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from his mother, who used to grind kohl for Abdullah bin Amr, that Abdullah bin Amr used to extinguish the lamp and weep until his eyes became damaged.

Hazrat Abdullah narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) instructed me to recite (the Qur'an) to him. I said, "Should I recite it to you while it has been revealed to you?" He (peace be upon him) replied, "I desire to hear it from someone else." Abdullah says that I began reciting Surah An-Nisa until I reached { فَکَیْفَ إذَا جِئْنَا مِنْ کُلِّ أُمَّۃٍ بِشَہِیدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِکَ عَلَی ہَؤُلاَئِ شَہِیدًا }. Then I raised my head, or someone nudged me from one side, and I saw that his (the Prophet's) tears were flowing.

It is narrated in a marfu’ form from Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) in the same manner.

Ibrahim Taimi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I found sixty companions of Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) in this mosque, the youngest of whom was "Harith bin Suwaid," and I heard them reciting {إذَا زُلْزِلَتْ… الخ }. When they reached (فَمَنْ یَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّۃٍ خَیْرًا یَرَہُ), they began to weep, then said that this is indeed a very severe reckoning.

It is narrated from Hasan that one of the companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) passed by another who was reciting Ayat al-Kursi and weeping, and he was reciting it repeatedly. So he said, "Have you people not heard the statement of Allah { وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْآنَ تَرْتِیلاً }? This is that tartil (measured recitation)."

Hazrat Abdullah bin Shaqiq Al-Uqaili narrates that I heard Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) say: "For me to weep out of fear of Allah until tears flow down my cheeks is more beloved to me than giving away gold equal to my own weight in charity. By the One in whose hand is the soul of Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him), whenever any Muslim weeps out of fear of Allah and his tears fall upon the earth, the fire of Hell cannot touch him until a drop of water that has fallen from the sky returns to its original place—and that can never happen."

Mahdi bin Maymun (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I heard Muhammad say that a companion of the Prophet (peace be upon him) would not find anything to eat for three days at a time, so he would take leather, roast it, and break it into pieces, and when he found nothing at all, he would tie stones to his stomach.