In the first section of our tradition, we have proved beyond any doubt that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) has time and again wept upon the death of various people; martyrs as well as those who had died a natural death. He has also wept near the grave of some people.

Similarly in the second section, we have shown that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.) had shed tears for the imminent martyrdom of Imam Husain (a.s.), his beloved grandson. This also proves that weeping for Imam Husain (a.s.) is a meritorious act as proved in the previous section. In addition, we can say that it is one of the Sunnat of the Prophet (s.a.).

The third section consists of narrations which were wrongly understood by the second Caliph, Umar. We have also discussed how Ayesha, Abu Huraira and Ibne Abbas have corrected him.

We can safely conclude that the traditions reported by the second Caliph and his son, as regards the prohibition of weeping, are faulty.

Doubtlessly, weeping due to the fear of death, weeping upon the dead and upon their graves is from the practices of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.s.). It is his Sunnat. One who weeps upon Imam Husain (a.s.) has actually followed the sunnat of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.).