'You must do as I command you to do, otherwise I will make others besides you as my inheritors. As I die, burn my body and blow my ashes in the wind as I do not find any merit of mine which would please Allah, and if Allah were to take hold of me, He would punish me. He took a pledge from them and they did as he commanded thein to do. Allah said: What prompted you to do this? He said: My Lord. Thine fear, and Allah did not punish him at all.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّ رَجُلاً فِيمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ رَاشَهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً وَوَلَدًا فَقَالَ لِوَلَدِهِ لَتَفْعَلُنَّ مَا آمُرُكُمْ بِهِ أَوْ لأُوَلِّيَنَّ مِيرَاثِي غَيْرَكُمْ إِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِي وَأَكْثَرُ عِلْمِي أَنَّهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ اسْحَقُونِي وَاذْرُونِي فِي الرِّيحِ فَإِنِّي لَمْ أَبْتَهِرْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرًا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَىَّ أَنْ يُعَذِّبَنِي قَالَ فَأَخَذَ مِنْهُمْ مِيثَاقًا فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ بِهِ وَرَبِّي فَقَالَ اللَّهُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا فَعَلْتَ فَقَالَ مَخَافَتُكَ قَالَ فَمَا تَلاَفَاهُ غَيْرُهَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, a man amongst the people wastes his wealth and offspring, and when death approaches him, he calls his children and asks them, 'What kind of a father have I been to you?' They say, 'You have been a good father.' He says, 'By Allah, I have never gathered any good with Allah.' When he dies, burn him until he becomes charcoal, then crush him into dust and scatter him on a windy day."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ رَجُلًا مِمَّنْ خَلَا مِنَ النَّاسِ رَغَسَهُ اللهُ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا فَلَمَّا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ دَعا بَنِيهِ فَقَالَ أَيَّ أَبٍ كُنْتُ لَكُمْ؟ قَالُوا خَيْرَ أَبٍ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ وَاللهِ مَا ابْتَأَرَ عِنْدَ اللهِ خَيْرًا قَطُّ فَإِذَا مَاتَ فَأَحْرِقُوهُ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ فَحْمًا فَاسْحَقُوهُ ثُمَّ أَذْرُوهُ فِي يَوْمٍ يَعْنِي رِيحًا عَاصِفًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There was a man among those who came before you who never did anything good in the sight of Allah. When he was on his deathbed, he said to his children, 'Oh my children, what kind of father was I to you?' They replied, 'You were the best father.' He then said, 'When I die, burn me and grind me into powder. Then scatter me on a stormy day.' After his death, his requests were carried out. Allah asked him, 'My servant, what made you do what you did?' He replied, 'Out of fear of You, O Lord.' Allah said, 'I have forgiven him for that.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كَانَ رَجُلٌ فِيمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ لَمْ يَبْتَئِرْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرًا قَطُّ قَالَ لِبَنِيهِ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ يَا بَنِيَّ أَيَّ أَبٍ كُنْتُ لَكُمْ؟ قَالُوا خَيْرَ أَبٍ قَالَ فَإِذَا أَنَا مِتُّ فَاحْرَقُونِي واسْحَقُونِي فَإِذَا كَانَ فِي يَوْمِ رِيحٍ عَاصِفٍ فَذُرُّونِي قَالَ فَمَاتَ فَفُعِلَ بِهِ ذَلِكَ فقَالَ لَهُ كُنْ فَكَانَ كَأَسْرَعِ مِنْ طَرْفَةِ الْعَيْنِ فقَالَ اللَّهُ يَا عَبْدِي مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا فَعَلْتَ؟ فقَالَ مَخَافَتُكَ أَيْ رَبِّ قَالَ فَمَا تَلَافَاهُ أَنْ غُفِرَ لَهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: Verily, there was a man among those before you whom Allah blessed with wealth and children. He said to his family, "When I die, burn me until I become charcoal, then crush me and scatter me." For indeed, if my Lord is able to do so, He will punish me with a punishment that He has not inflicted upon anyone from the worlds." So they did that, and Allah commanded him to be gathered. So there he was, standing before Allah, and He said, "What caused you to do what you did?" He said, "Out of fear of You, O Lord." So Allah forgave him.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ رَجُلًا مِمَّنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ رَغَسَهُ اللهُ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا فَقَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ إِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِي حَتَّى إِذَا صِرْتُ فَحْمًا فَاسْحَقُونِي ثُمَّ اذْرُونِي فَإِنَّ رَبِّي إِنْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَيَّ يُعَذِّبْنِي عَذَابًا لَا يُعَذِّبُهُ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ فَأَمَرَ اللهُ ﷻ بِهِ فَجُمِعَ فَإِذَا هُوَ قَائِمٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللهِ ﷻ فَقَالَ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قَالَ خَشْيَتُكَ أَيْ رَبِّ فَغَفَرَ لَهُ  

"إِنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ رَغَسَهَ اللَّهُ مالًا، فَقَالَ لِبَنِيهِ لَمَّا حُضِرَ، أى أبٍ كُنْتُ لكم؟ قالوا: خَيْرَ أبٍ، قال: إِنِّى لَمْ أَعْمَلْ خَيْرًا قَط، فإِذَا مِتُ فَأَحْرقُونِى ثُمَّ اسْحَقُونى ثُمَّ ذَرُّونى في يومٍ عاصفِ فَفَعَلُوا، فَجَمَعهُ اللَّهُ فقال: مَا حَمَلَكَ على ما فعلت؟ قال: مَخَافَتُكَ، فَتَلَقَّاهُ رحْمَتُه".  

"عَنْ (*) فِيمن سَلَفَ مِنَ النَّاسِ رَجُلٌ رَغَسَهُ الله -تَعَالَى- مَالًا وَوَلَدًا، فَلَمَّا حَضَرهُ الْموتُ جَمَع بَنِيهِ فَقَالَ: أَىُّ أَبٍ كُنْتُ لَكُم؟ قَالُوا خَيْر أَبٍ، فَقَالَ إِنَّه وَالله ما ابتأر عِنْدَ الله خَيْرًا قَطُّ، وإنَّ رَبَّه يُعَذِّبُهُ فَإِذَا أَنَا مِتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِى ثم اسْحَقُونِى، ثُمَ ذرونِى في رِيحٍ عَاصِف، قَالَ الله: كَنْ فَإِذَا هو رَجُل قَائِمٌ، قَالَ: مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْت؟ قَالَ: مَخَافَتكَ فَوَالَّذِى نَفْسِى بِيَده إن تلقاه غير أن غَفَر لَهُ".