Please mention the reference of this narration:
قال مكحول رأيت رجلا يصلي وكلما ركع وسجد بكى فاتهمته أنه يرائي ببكائه فحرمت البكاء سنة
Answer:
Imams Abu Bakr ibn Abid Dunya and Abu Nu’aym (rahimahumallah) have recorded this narration.
(Al ‘Uqubat: 83, with slight variation in the wording and Hilyatul Awliya, vol. 5 pg. 184)
Translation
Makhul (rahimahullah) said: “I saw a man offering Salah and each time he made ruku’ and sajdah he wept. I suspected/accused him of weeping as he wanted to show off. Due to this, I was deprived of crying for an entire year!”
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar