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hadith 519
Hadith #
519
Book
Muʿjam al-Aḥādīth al-Muʿtabara
Volume
1
Section
3
Part
The Book of the Glorious Quran
Chapter
The Desirability of Crying or Making Like to Cry
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad Āṣif al-Muḥsinī
۞
[1/1548] al-Kafi: Muhammad b. Yahya from Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Isa from al-Hasan b. Mahbub from Anbasa al-A’bid who said
Abu Abdillah عليه السلام said: If you are not one who can cry outrightly (i.e. when reciting the Qur’an and in supplication) then make like you are crying (i.e. force yourself)
[1548/1] الكافي: محمد بن يحيى، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن عنبسة العابد قال
قال أبوعبدالله عليه السلام: إن لم تكن بك بكاء فتباك
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