Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 38342 — Reports on weeping out of fear

Abu Qatadah al-Adawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Hold fast to the company of this Shaykh, meaning al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him), for I have not seen anyone whose opinion more closely resembles the opinion of Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) than his.