A dying child was once placed in the lap of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Tears flowed from the Prophet's eyes. When he was questioned about crying for the child, the Prophet said: "(Tears are a form of) mercy that God has lodged in the hearts of His servants, and God is merciful only to those of His servants who are merciful (to others)." [Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 373
It is He Who gives Life and Death; and when He decides upon an affair, He says to it, "Be", and it is. Holy Quran [40:68]
