A Few Miscellaneous Stories about the Fear of Allah

It is very difficult to cover all that is said in the Qur'an and the Hadith about the importance of fear of Allah. It
may, however, be understood that fear of Allah is an essential step towards all spiritual advancement. The Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said: "Fear of Allah is the root of all wisdom".Hadhrat Ibn 'Umar (Radhiyallaho anho) used to weep so much with the fear of Allah that he lost his eyesight. He
said to somebody watching him: "You wonder at my weeping. Even the sun weeps with
the fear of Allah." On another occasion, he is reported to have said:
"Even the moon weeps with His fear." The Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) once passed by
one of the Sahabah who was reciting the Qur'an. When he came to the verse:
"And when the heaven splitteth asunder and becometh rosy like red hide", (LV: 37)
the hair of his body stood on end, and he was nearly choked, with excessive weeping. He would cry and say:
"Alas; what will happen to me on the day when even the Heaven splitteth asunder. Woe is me!"
The Prophet (Sallallaho alai-he-wasallam) said to him: "Your crying has made even the angels weep".
Once an Ansari sat and wept after Tahajjud, saying: "I cry to Allah for protection from the fire of Hell".
The Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said to him: "You have made the angels weep today".
Hadhrat Abdullah bin Rawahah (Radhiyallaho anho) was once weeping. His wife also began to weep on seeing him in this condition. He enquired of her:
"Why are you weeping?" She replied: "Whatever makes you weep makes me weep too".
He said: "The idea that I have to cross the bridge of Siraat across Hell makes me weep. I don't know
whether I shall be able to cross over or fall into Hell".