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[Machine] The tourist said to his companion, "Enter the village and buy me a shroud, for I am dead, so hurry." The companion entered the village and found out that one of the village's prominent figures had passed away. The people gathered at his grave and closed their shops. The companion realized that he couldn't buy what he was instructed to buy, so he returned to his friend and bought a shroud and a burial garment. When he returned, he found out that his friend had also passed away and his face had been eaten by a lion. He became anguished and lamented, saying, "As for so-and-so, the tyrant, he was shrouded and buried. But as for so-and-so, his face was eaten." It was said that as for so-and-so, the tyrant, he had only one good deed, so Allah wanted him out of this world as he had no share in the hereafter. However, as for so-and-so, the tourist, he had done much good, so Allah took him out of this world without him feeling any pain.  

الزهد لأحمد:٥١٩حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أبِي حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَتَشٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُنْذِرٌ عَنْ وَهْبٍ قَالَ كَانَ سَائِحًا وَرِدْءًا لَهُ قَالَ

السَّائِحُ لِرِدْئِهِ ادْخُلِ الْقَرْيَةَ فَاشْتَرِ لِي كَفَنًا فَإِنِّي السَّاعَةَ يَعْنِي مَيْتًا وَعَجِّلْ فَدَخَلَ الرِّدْءُ فَإِذَا بِعَظِيمٍ مِنْ عُظَمَاءِ الْقَرْيَةِ قَدْ تُوُفِّيَ فَاحْتَشَدَ النَّاسُ فِي قُبْرَانِهِ فَأَغْلَقُوا [85] حَوَانِيتَهُمْ فَلَمْ يَقْدِرِ الرِّدْءُ عَلَى مَا يَشْتَرِي حَتَّى رَجَعَ النَّاسُ فَاشْتَرَى كَفَنًا وَحِنَاطًا فَرَجَعَ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ فَإِذَا بِهِ قَدْ تُوُفِّيَ وَأَكَلَ السَّبُعُ وَجْهَهُ فَجَعَلَ يَتَلَهَّفُ وَيَتَحَسَّرُ؛ قَالَ أَمَّا فُلَانٌ الْجَبَّارُ فَكُفِّنَ وَحُنِّطَ وَدُفِنَ وَأَمَّا فُلَانٌ فَأُكِلَ وَجْهُهُ فَقِيلَ أَمَّا فُلَانٌ الْجَبَّارُ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ إِلَّا حَسَنَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَأَحَبَّ اللَّهُ ﷻ أَنْ يُخْرِجَهُ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَلَيْسَ لَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ نَصِيبٌ وَأَمَّا فُلَانٌ السَّائِحُ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ عَمِلَ عُمَيْلًا فَأَخَرَجَهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَهُوَ لَا يَجِدُ أَلَمَ ذَلِكَ