The Prophet ﷺ mentioned a man from the people of the past or those who preceded you. The Prophet ﷺ said a sentence meaning: Allah had given him wealth and children. When his death approached, he said to his sons, "What kind of father have I been to you?" They replied, "You have been a good father." He told them that he had not presented any good deed before Allah, and if Allah should get hold of him He would punish him.' "So look!" he added, "When I die, burn me, and when I turn into coal, crush me, and when there comes a windy day, scatter my ashes in the wind." The Prophet ﷺ added, "Then by Allah, he took a firm promise from his children to do so, and they did so. (They burnt him after his death) and threw his ashes on a windy day. Then Allah commanded to his ashes. "Be," and behold! He became a man standing! Allah said, "O My slave! What made you do what you did?" He replied, "For fear of You." Nothing saved him then but Allah's Mercy (So Allah forgave him).  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ رَجُلاً فِيمَنْ سَلَفَ أَوْ فِيمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ قَالَ كَلِمَةً يَعْنِي أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً وَوَلَدًا فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتِ الْوَفَاةُ قَالَ لِبَنِيهِ أَىَّ أَبٍ كُنْتُ لَكُمْ قَالُوا خَيْرَ أَبٍ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْتَئِرْ أَوْ لَمْ يَبْتَئِزْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرًا وَإِنْ يَقْدِرِ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ يُعَذِّبْهُ فَانْظُرُوا إِذَا مُتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِي حَتَّى إِذَا صِرْتُ فَحْمًا فَاسْحَقُونِي أَوْ قَالَ فَاسْحَكُونِي فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ رِيحٍ عَاصِفٍ فَأَذْرُونِي فِيهَا فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَخَذَ مَوَاثِيقَهُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَرَبِّي فَفَعَلُوا ثُمَّ أَذْرَوْهُ فِي يَوْمٍ عَاصِفٍ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ ﷻ كُنْ فَإِذَا هُوَ رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ قَالَ اللَّهُ أَىْ عَبْدِي مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى أَنْ فَعَلْتَ مَا فَعَلْتَ قَالَ مَخَافَتُكَ أَوْ فَرَقٌ مِنْكَ قَالَ فَمَا تَلاَفَاهُ أَنْ رَحِمَهُ عِنْدَهَا وَقَالَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى فَمَا تَلاَفَاهُ غَيْرُهَا فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهِ أَبَا عُثْمَانَ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ هَذَا مِنْ سَلْمَانَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ زَادَ فِيهِ أَذْرُونِي فِي الْبَحْرِ أَوْ كَمَا حَدَّثَ حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ وَقَالَ لَمْ يَبْتَئِرْ وَقَالَ خَلِيفَةُ حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ وَقَالَ لَمْ يَبْتَئِزْ فَسَّرَهُ قَتَادَةُ لَمْ يَدَّخِرْ  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he mentioned a man from those who came before or said from those who were before you. Then he mentioned a word, and its meaning is that Allah gave him wealth and children. When death approached him, he said to his sons, "What kind of a father have I been to you?" They said, "The best of fathers." He said, "Indeed, he has never transgressed any good deed before Allah." Qatadah explained it as follows: He did not save any good deed with Allah, and if Allah had power over him, He would have punished him. So, when I die, burn me until I become charcoal, then crush me or he may have said, grind me. When there is a strong wind, scatter me in it. The Prophet of Allah took their covenant upon that. He said, "So they did that and, by my Lord, when he died, they burned and crushed him, then scattered him on a stormy day." Allah said to him, "Be," and he became a standing man. Allah said, "My servant, what made you do what you did?" He replied, "O Lord, out of fear of You or out of a dispensation from You." He said, "What made you dispute him?" He replied, "Out of mercy for him." He said, "I am pleased with him." He said, "I then narrated it to Abu Uthman, who said, 'I heard this from Salman more than once, except that he added: then cast me into the sea or as he narrated it'."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ رَجُلًا فِيمَنْ سَلَفَ أَوْ قَالَ فِيمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ كَلِمَةً مَعْنَاهَا أَعْطَاهُ اللهُ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا قَالَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ لِبَنِيهِ أَيَّ أَبٍ كُنْتُ لَكُمْ؟ قَالُوا خَيْرَ أَبٍ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْتَئِرْ عِنْدَ اللهِ خَيْرًا قَطُّ قَالَ فَفَسَّرَهَا قَتَادَةُ لَمْ يَدَّخِرْ عِنْدَ اللهِ خَيْرًا وَإِنْ يَقْدِرِ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ يُعَذِّبْهُ فَإِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِي حَتَّى إِذَا صِرْتُ فَحْمًا فَاسْحَقُونِي أَوْ قَالَ فَاسْهَكُونِي ثُمَّ إِذَا كَانَ رِيحٌ عَاصِفٌ فَاذْرُونِي فِيهَا قَالَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ فَأَخَذَ مَوَاثِيقَهُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ وَرَبِّي فَلَمَّا مَاتَ أَحْرَقُوهُ ثُمَّ سَحَقُوهُ أَوْ سَهَكُوهُ ثُمَّ ذَرُّوهُ فِي يَوْمٍ عَاصِفٍ قَالَ فَقَالَ اللهُ لَهُ كُنْ فَإِذَا هُوَ رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ قَالَ اللهُ أَيْ عَبْدِي مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى أَنْ فَعَلْتَ مَا فَعَلْتَ؟ فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ مَخَافَتَكَ أَوْ فَرَقًا مِنْكَ قَالَ فَمَا تَلَافَاهُ أَنْ رَحِمَهُ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى فَمَا تَلَافَاهُ غَيْرُهَا أَنْ رَحِمَهُ قَالَ فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهَا أَبَا عُثْمَانَ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ هَذَا مِنْ سَلْمَانَ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ زَادَ ثُمَّ أَذْرُونِي فِيالْبَحْرِ أَوْ كَمَا حَدَّثَ  

[Machine] I heard the Prophet of Allah ﷺ saying, "There was a servant among the servants of Allah to whom Allah gave wealth and children. He did not worship Allah sincerely until he reached a point in his life where his age decreased and he had a clear understanding. He knew that nothing would remain with Allah except what is good. So he called his sons and asked them, 'My children, what kind of father do you know me to be?' They replied, 'You are the best of fathers, O our father.' He said, 'By Allah, I will not leave any of my wealth with any of you except that I take it for myself. And you shall indeed do as I command you.' He took a covenant from them by the Lord of Muhammad. He said, 'If I die, then throw me into the fire until I become coal. Then crush me and scatter me in the wind.' He said, 'It is as if I can see the Messenger of Allah ﷺ holding his hand on his thigh and then let me go in the wind so that Allah may misguide me.' They did that to him. And by the Lord of Muhammad! When he died, he was brought to his Lord in the best manner he had ever been. He was presented before his Lord and his Lord said to him, 'What made you fear the fire?' He said, 'O my Lord, it was fear of You.' He said, 'I heard you to be a religious monk, so I forgave you.'"  

سَمِعْتُ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ عَبْدٌ مِنْ عِبَادِ اللهِ أَعْطَاهُ اللهُ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا فَكَانَ لَا يَدِينُ اللهَ دِينًا فَلَبِثَ حَتَّى إِذَا ذَهَبَ مِنْهُ عُمُرٌ وَبَقِيَ عُمُرٌ تَذَكَّرَ فَعَلِمَ أَنْ لَنْ يَبْتَئِرَ عِنْدَ اللهِ خَيْرًا دَعَا بَنِيهِ فَقَالَ أَيَّ أَبٍ تَعْلَمُونِي؟ قَالُوا خَيْرَهُ يَا أَبَانَا قَالَ فَوَاللهِ لَا أَدَعُ عِنْدَ أَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ مَالًا هُوَ مِنِّي إِلَّا أَنَا آخِذُهُ مِنْهُ وَلَتَفْعَلُنَّ بِي مَا آمُرُكُمْ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ مِنْهُمْ مِيثَاقًا وَرَبِّي فَقَالَ إِمَّا لَا فَإِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَأَلْقُونِي فِي النَّارِ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنْتُ حُمَمًا فَدُقُّونِي قَالَ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ ثُمَّ اذْرُونِي فِي الرِّيحِ لَعَلِّي أَضِلُّ اللهَ قَالَ فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ بِهِ وَرَبِّ مُحَمَّدٍ حِينَ مَاتَ فَجِيءَ بِهِ فِي أَحْسَنِ مَا كَانَ قَطُّ فَعُرِضَ عَلَى رَبِّهِ فَقَالَ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى النَّارِ؟ قَالَ خَشْيَتُكَ يَا رَبَّاهُ قَالَ إِنِّي أَسْمَعُكَ لَرَاهِبًا فَتِيبَ عَلَيْهِ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "There was a servant among the servants of Allah who did not have any religion towards Allah. He lived until his old age, and there remained some time of his life. He realized that he did not produce any good deeds for Allah. So, he called his children and asked them, "What do you know about me?" They replied, "The best thing about you, O our father." He said, "I never leave any wealth with any of you except that I take it back from him, or you would do as I command you to do." He took a covenant from them and swore by his Lord that when he dies, they should burn him with fire until his body turns to ashes, then they should crush the ashes and scatter them in the wind." He did exactly as he instructed them. By the Lord of Muhammad, when he died, Allah brought him back in a better form than he had ever been. He was presented before his Lord, who asked him, "What made you enter the fire?" He replied, "I feared You, O Lord." Allah said, "Indeed, I have forgiven you, for I have heard your sincere repentance." Abu Muhammad (the narrator) commented, "He repented and turned to Allah sincerely."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ كَانَ عَبْدٌ مِنْ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ وَكَانَ لَا يَدِينُ لِلَّهِ دِينًا وَإِنَّهُ لَبِثَ حَتَّى ذَهَبَ مِنْهُ عُمُرٌ وَبَقِيَ عُمُرٌ فَعَلِمَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْتَئِرْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرًا فَدَعَا بَنِيهِ فَقَالَ أَيُّ أَبٍ تَعْلَمُونِي؟ قَالُوا خَيْرُهُ يَا أَبَانَا قَالَ فَإِنِّي لَا أَدَعُ عِنْدَ أَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ مَالًا هُوَ مِنِّي إِلَّا أَخَذْتُهُ أَوْ لَتَفْعَلُنَّ مَا آمُرُكُمْ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ مِنْهُمْ مِيثَاقًا وَرَبِّي قَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا إِذَا مُتُّ فَخُذُونِي فَأَحْرِقُونِي بِالنَّارِ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنْتُ حُمَمًا فَدُقُّونِي ثُمَّ اذْرُونِي فِي الرِّيحِ قَالَ فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ بِهِ وَرَبِّ مُحَمَّدٍ حِينَ مَاتَ فَجِيءَ بِهِ أَحْسَنَ مَا كَانَ قَطُّ فَعُرِضَ عَلَى رَبِّهِ فَقَالَ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى النَّارِ؟ قَالَ خَشْيَتُكَ يَا رَبِّ قَالَ إِنِّي أَسْمَعُكَ لَرَاهِبًا قَالَ «فَتِيبَ عَلَيْهِ» قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّد يَبْتَئِرُ يَدَّخِرُ