99 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; he said: Muhammad informed me, from Malik b. Daygham, from his father, who said:

“It was commonly said: ‘The profusion or paucity of tears is in proportion to the heart’s combustion. When the heart is wholly aflame, a grieving person need only wish to weep and he will weep; the slightest reminder will plunge him into sorrow.’”