Crying for Allah's sake must be done privately

:: Crying for Allah's sake must be done privately. ::

Lets see, how the salaf would conceal their emotions out of sincerity when crying for the sake of Allah...

Al-Hasan ‘l-Basrî said, “A man would be sitting in a gathering, and tears would come to his eyes. He would try to hold them in, but if he felt that he would be unable to, he would stand and leave.”[1]

Muhamamd bin Wâsi` said, “A man would cry for 20 years, while his wife would not know.”[2]
And he also said, “I came across men; one of them, his head would be on the same pillow as his wife’s head; and what is under his cheek would become soaked with his tears, whilst his wife would be unaware. And I came across men; one of them would stand in the first row (in prayer), his tears would be flowing down his cheeks, and the person standing next to him would be unaware.”[3]

[1] Al-Zuhd by Imâm Ahmad (262).
[2] Hilyat ‘l-Awliyâ’ (2/347).
[3] Ibid

Crying for Allah's sake must be done privately like any other voluntary acts of worship.