Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Shikhkhir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he was performing prayer, and from his chest there was a sound of weeping like the boiling of a pot.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him), he says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded me to recite the Qur’an to him. I said: O Messenger of Allah! The Qur’an has been revealed to you, so should I recite it to you? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Yes, I like to hear it from someone else.”(Ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, says) I began to recite Surah An-Nisa, and when I reached «وجئنا بك على هؤلاء شهيدا» , I saw that tears were flowing from both eyes of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both), he says that during the blessed era of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), one day there was a solar eclipse. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and began to pray. He stood for so long that it seemed as if he did not intend to bow, and then he bowed for so long that it seemed as if he did not intend to rise from it. Then when he raised his blessed head, he stood in qiyam for so long that it was almost as if he would not go into prostration. Then when he prostrated, it was almost as if he would not raise his blessed head from prostration. Then when he raised his blessed head from prostration, he sat for so long that it was almost as if he would not perform the second prostration. Then he performed the second prostration for so long that it was almost as if he would not raise his blessed head from prostration. During this, he kept sighing and weeping and said:“O my Lord! Did You not promise me that as long as I am among them, You will not punish them? O my Lord! Did You not promise that as long as they seek forgiveness from You, You will not punish them? And we seek forgiveness from You.”When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the two rak‘ahs, the sun had become bright. He stood up, praised and glorified Allah, and said:“Surely the sun and the moon are two signs among the signs of Allah. They do not eclipse because of anyone’s death or life. When you see them eclipsed, hasten to the remembrance of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), he says: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) had a daughter who was near death. He took her and lifted her into his lap, and in that state she passed away while she was in his hands. Umm Ayman began to cry out loudly, so the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Are you crying in the presence of the Messenger of Allah?" She replied: "Do I not see you weeping?" He said: "I am not weeping; these are tears of mercy. Indeed, the believer is always in a state of goodness; even when his soul departs from his side, at that moment he praises Allah, the Exalted."

Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) kissed Sayyiduna Uthman bin Maz'oon (may Allah be pleased with him) when he had passed away, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was weeping at that time, or it is said that tears were flowing from the eyes of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We were present at the funeral of one of the daughters of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting by the grave, and I saw that his eyes were shedding tears. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is there anyone among you who has not gone to his wife last night?" Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "Yes, I am." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go down into the grave." So he went down into the grave.