Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 38437 — Reports on weeping out of fear

Abu Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I came to Tawus (may Allah have mercy on him) and asked permission to see him. A very old man came out to me, and I thought he was Tawus. I asked: "Are you Tawus?" He replied: "No, I am his son." I said: "If you are his son, then your father's mind must have gone." He replied: "My father says that a scholar's mind does not go." He said: I told him: "Ask permission for me from your father." He said: I was granted permission. So I went in to him, and he said: "Ask, and speak quickly and briefly." I said: "If you are quick in speaking, I will be brief as well." He said: "Do not ask. I will teach you the Qur'an, the Torah and the Gospel in this very sitting. Fear Allah Almighty so much that you have no fear of anyone besides Him. Have more hope in Him than fear of Him, and like for people what you like for yourself."