Crying is one of a trait become as a line to distinguish between man with other creature. Crying is not only has close related with weeping, instead, it is also as a sign of happiness. It is a natural behavior given by Allah S.W.T as a gift for human. It is a spiritual emotion and has the benefit in sort of basic and reflective, for example when we are in sorrow, laughing and depression.
Tears will not tear out because of a reason but it has been an important factor not only enable to clean the eyes from any poison but also will help our body to remove poisons. If so, there will be a solace. Al-Quran has stated about crying in many verses. Al-Quran praises some one who always crying when the crying achieve the level of ma'rifatullah (knowing Allah) and a feeling of afraid of Allah.
Allah S.W.T's commandment;
Meaning, " And design root on their face tearfully and gain them absorbed in." (Al-Isra': 109)
This topic is also included in hadith (Prophet saying) which has been narrated by Imam Al-Bukhari from Abu Hurairah from Rasulullah S.A.W, he decreed;
" There were 7 groups that will be patronaged by Allah on the day with no other patronage accept His patronage"
In this hadith explained more about; " And a man who is chanting to Allah alone, so his tears tear out heavily."
It means that they worship for Allah with full loyal, servant and praise thanks for every single of the great pleasure which they ever felt. So, ulama' (theologians) have agreed to decide to encourage us to make syukur (thanks) worship as for following them.
For this century, crying is a necessity for man and women because crying has a lot of benefit for health. Crying is not a sign of the weaknesses and immature behavior of a person. Instead, crying is a beneficial and useful health therapy and it can be used to cure any dangerous diseases because :
- Crying is a natural method to remove any dangerous elements from human's body. These elements generated when a man feeling insecure and fear.
- Brain works to remove the chemical element which are consist in the tears and the element will be as a place where the source of disease situated.
- Crying could increase heart beats and it has been assumed as a useful practice for body cavity, chest vein and the shoulders. After crying, the speed of heart beats will return to original till we felt the sang-froid.
- When you are in a condition that crying is no longer to be ashamed of socially, so, for the sake of your health, don't feel doubt to cry and weeping every emotion and feeling that disturbing your mind. A research about the habit of crying has been done by University of Temple, USA by comparing 100 of women who are experienced colitis with 100 of the other women whose did not experience any type of the disease. The research resulted that most of the women who experienced colitis are mostly comes from who always hiding their feeling and don't want to show the weaknesses by crying while the other group of women who did not experience the disease are consist of who think that crying is a natural behavior and it is not a sign of weaknesses.
- An interesting research has been done by Doctor William Frey at Eyes and Tears Research Center which is situated at Sant Pholl Rams Medical Centre stated that crying is very beneficial for the health of the soul and emotion. What makes it is not good for health is when we constrain our desire to cry when we are in a situation where we should cry. Doctor Frey said," Tears can work effectively to clean our eyes. It plays an important role in lighten the stress of the soul which may cause from various types of disease such as colitis, hypertension, wound in the stomach and so on.
