[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