The Prophet ﷺ mentioned a man from the previous generation or from the people preceding your age whom Allah had given both wealth and children. The Prophet ﷺ said, "When the time of his death approached, he asked his children, 'What type of father have I been to you?' They replied: You have been a good father. He said, 'But he (i.e. your father) has not stored any good deeds with Allah (for the Hereafter): if he should face Allah, Allah will punish him. So listen, (O my children), when I die, burn my body till I become mere coal and then grind it into powder, and when there is a stormy wind, throw me (my ashes) in it.' So he took a firm promise from his children (to follow his instructions). And by Allah they (his sons) did accordingly(fulfilled their promise.) Then Allah said, "Be"' and behold! That man was standing there! Allah then said. "O my slave! What made you do what you did?" That man said, "Fear of You." So Allah forgave him.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ذَكَرَ رَجُلاً فِيمَنْ كَانَ سَلَفَ أَوْ قَبْلَكُمْ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً وَوَلَدًا يَعْنِي أَعْطَاهُ قَالَ فَلَمَّا حُضِرَ قَالَ لِبَنِيهِ أَىَّ أَبٍ كُنْتُ قَالُوا خَيْرَ أَبٍ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْتَئِرْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرًا فَسَّرَهَا قَتَادَةُ لَمْ يَدَّخِرْ وَإِنْ يَقْدَمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ يُعَذِّبْهُ فَانْظُرُوا فَإِذَا مُتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِي حَتَّى إِذَا صِرْتُ فَحْمًا فَاسْحَقُونِي أَوْ قَالَ فَاسْهَكُونِي ثُمَّ إِذَا كَانَ رِيحٌ عَاصِفٌ فَأَذْرُونِي فِيهَا فَأَخَذَ مَوَاثِيقَهُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَرَبِّي فَفَعَلُوا فَقَالَ اللَّهُ كُنْ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَىْ عَبْدِي مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا فَعَلْتَ قَالَ مَخَافَتُكَ أَوْ فَرَقٌ مِنْكَ فَمَا تَلاَفَاهُ أَنْ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ فَحَدَّثْتُ أَبَا عُثْمَانَ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَلْمَانَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ زَادَ فَأَذْرُونِي فِي الْبَحْرِ أَوْ كَمَا حَدَّثَ وَقَالَ مُعَاذٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ سَمِعْتُ عُقْبَةَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

[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 Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "There was a man among the worshipers of Allah to whom Allah gave wealth and children, and he did not recognize Allah's religion. He said, 'Yazid did not stay long after Umar passed away, and Umar stayed long but eventually realized that not being present in front of Allah is better. He called his sons and said, 'O my sons, what do you think of me?' They replied, 'You are the best father, O our father.' He said, 'By Allah, I will not leave anything with any one of you that is mine. Either I will take it from you, or you will do as I command.' He took a pact from them and said, 'If I die, then take me and throw me in the fire until I turn into ashes. Then grind me and scatter me in the wind, for perhaps I will mislead Allah.' He fulfilled this request, and by the Lord of Muhammad, when he passed away, he was brought in the best state. He was presented before his Lord, and Allah said, 'What made you fear the fire, O my servant?' He replied, 'I feared You, O my Lord.' Allah said, 'Indeed, I have heard the renunciant monk, Yazid. Yazid, I hear you as a renunciant, so intercede on his behalf.' Bahz then narrated this hadith from Hasan and Qatadah, who narrated it from Yazid or Allah guided him, doubted Yahya's report."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ عَبْدٌ مِنْ عِبَادِ اللهِ أَعْطَاهُ اللهُ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا وَكَانَ لَا يَدِينُ اللهَ دِينًا قَالَ يَزِيدُ فَلَبِثَ حَتَّى ذَهَبَ عُمُرٌ وَبَقِيَ عُمُرٌ تَذَكَّرَ فَعَلِمَ أَنْ لَمْ يَبْتَئِرْ عِنْدَ اللهِ خَيْرًا دَعَا بَنِيهِ فَقَالَ يَا بَنِيَّ أَيَّ أَبٍ تَعْلَمُونِي ؟ قَالُوا خَيْرَهُ يَا أَبَانَا قَالَ فَوَاللهِ لَا أَدَعُ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ مِنْكُمْ مَالًا هُوَ مِنِّي إِلَّا أَنَا آخِذُهُ مِنْهُ أَوْ لَتَفْعَلُنَّ مَا آمُرُكُمْ بِهِ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ مِنْهُمْ مِيثَاقًا قَالَ إِمَّا لَا فَإِذَا مُتُّ فَخُذُونِي فَأَلْقُونِي فِي النَّارِ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنْتُ حُمَمًا فَدُقُّونِي قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ كَأَنَّهُ يَقُولُ اسْحَقُونِي ثُمَّ ذَرُّونِي فِي الرِّيحِ لَعَلِّي أَضِلُّ اللهَ قَالَ فَفُعِلَ بِهِ ذَلِكَ وَرَبِّ مُحَمَّدٍ حِينَ مَاتَ قَالَ فَجِيءَ بِهِ أَحْسَنَ مَا كَانَ فَعُرِضَ عَلَى رَبِّهِ فَقَالَ مَاحَمَلَكَ عَلَى النَّارِ؟ قَالَ خَشِيتُكَ يَا رَبَّاهُ قَالَ إِنِّي لَأَسْمَعَنَّ الرَّاهِبَةَ قَالَ يَزِيدُ أَسْمَعُكَ رَاهِبًا فَتِيبَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ بَهْزٌ فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ الْحَسَنَ وَقَتَادَةَ وَحَدَّثَانِيهِ فَتِيبَ عَلَيْهِ أَوْ فَتَابَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ شَكَّ يَحْيَى