People who shed tears as an instrument of devotion to their Lord benefit from numerous spiritual and intellectual rewards because every tear that is shed for Allah while grieving for His awliya’ have extraordinary spiritual effects. That is why the Commander of the Faithful, Imam ‘Ali (as), in the Prayer al-Kumayl, says,
«يا الهي وربّي وسيدي ومولاي، لأي الأمور اليك اشکوا ولما منها اضجّ وأبکي.»
“O my Lord, Master and Protector! For which of my affairs should I complain to you! And for which of them should I lament and weep?”
And elsewhere, he says,
«ولأبکينّ عليك بکاء الفاقدين.»
“And (due to separation from you) I will weep before You with the weeping of the bereft.”
And in the last part of the prayer, he says,
«إرحم من رأس ماله الرجاء، وسلاحه البکاء.»
“Have mercy on one whose only capital is hope and whose weapon is tears.”
«يا الهي وربّي وسيدي ومولاي، لأي الأمور اليك اشکوا ولما منها اضجّ وأبکي.»
“O my Lord, Master and Protector! For which of my affairs should I complain to you! And for which of them should I lament and weep?”
And elsewhere, he says,
«ولأبکينّ عليك بکاء الفاقدين.»
“And (due to separation from you) I will weep before You with the weeping of the bereft.”
And in the last part of the prayer, he says,
«إرحم من رأس ماله الرجاء، وسلاحه البکاء.»
“Have mercy on one whose only capital is hope and whose weapon is tears.”