فَمَا لِعَيْنَيْكَ إنْ قُلْتَ اكْفُفَا هَمَتَــا    وَمَا لِقَلْبِكَ إنْ قُلْتَ اسْتَفِقْ يَهِـمِ

3/3. What is the matter with your eyes, (the more) you tell them to stop (the more) they continue to flow? And what has happened to your heart, (the more) you say to it to come to its senses (the more) it is confused?

If your crying is not due to the reasons mentioned, then what has happened to your eyes and heart. Why can you not control them?
This is a sign of excessive love: uncontrolled tears and an agitated heart, restless in thinking of his beloved.

Question? Why is the word اكْفُفَا  (stop) used here and not كفَا, which would have been more appropriate according to Arabic grammar?
Answer: You are asking the lover to control his tears, which is against the rules of love. Therefore, this word has been used contrary to the norm.

From here we learn that a person should cry in the love of Allaah Jalla Jalaalahoo and Rasulullaah SallAllaahu Alayhi Wasallam. Allaah Jalla Jalaalahoo has created eyes so that a person can shed tears in the remembrance of his beloved and He  has created a heart so that a person can remain restless in the thoughts of his beloved. Allaah Jalla Jalaalahoo has declared, in the Noble Quraan, the trembling of the heart when remembering Allaah Jalla Jalaalahoo as a sign of true imaan. Allaah Jalla Jalaalahoo states,

إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ إِذَ اذُكِرَ اللهُ وَجِلَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ

The true believers are those when Allaah is remembered, their hearts tremble. (Anfaal verse 2)

It is impossible for the flame of love to manifest in the heart whilst tears are not flowing, and the heart not being agitated. In the court of Allaah Jalla Jalaalahoo, a few drops of these tears hold great value and are greatly appreciated. If these tears are due to pondering over His  qualities of grandeur, then this will be due to Allaah Jalla Jalaalahoo’s fear, and if the tears are due to pondering over His  qualities of beauty, then this will be due to Allaah Jalla Jalaalahoo’s overpowering love. 

Rasulullaah SallAllaahu Alayhi Wasallam himself would cry on many occasions.

Ibn Masood RadhiAllaahu Anhu narrates that Rasulullaah SallAllaahu Alayhi Wasallam said to me, “Recite the Quraan to me.” I enquired, “O Messenger of Allaah! Should I recite the Quraan to you while it has been revealed to you?”
He  replied, “I love to hear it from others.”
So I recited Surah Nisaa to him. When I came to this verse, ‘How will it be then, when We shall summon from every community a witness, and We shall summon you as a witness over these people?’ (Nisaa verse 41),
He  said, “This is sufficient for now.”
When I turned towards him , I saw tears flowing from his eyes.” (Bukhaari no. 4582/ 5050, Muslim no. 800)

Abdullaah ibn Shikh-khir RadhiAllaahu Anhu narrates, “I came to Rasulullaah SallAllaahu Alayhi Wasallam while he was performing salaah. His chest was sounding like that of a kettle of boiling water [on the stove] because of his weeping.” (Abu Dawood no.904)

To be continued In Sha Allaah.

مَوْلَاىَ صَلِّ وَ سَلِّمْ دَائِمًا أَبَداً عَلىٰ حَبِيْبِكَ خَيْرِ الْخَلْقِ كُلِّهِمِ