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"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".  

[حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري [م] مسلم عن أَبى سعيد

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bukhari:3478Abū al-Walīd > Abū ʿAwānah > Qatādah > ʿUqbah b. ʿAbd al-Ghāfir > Abū Saʿīd

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Amongst the people preceding your age, there was a man whom Allah had given a lot of money. While he was in his death-bed, he called his sons and said, 'What type of father have I been to you? They replied, 'You have been a good father.' He said, 'I have never done a single good deed; so when I die, burn me, crush my body, and scatter the resulting ashes on a windy day.' His sons did accordingly, but Allah gathered his particles and asked (him), 'What made you do so?' He replied, "Fear of you.' So Allah bestowed His Mercy upon him. (forgave him).  

البخاري:٣٤٧٨حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْغَافِرِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ ؓ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّ رَجُلاً كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ رَغَسَهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً فَقَالَ لِبَنِيهِ لَمَّا حُضِرَ أَىَّ أَبٍ كُنْتُ لَكُمْ قَالُوا خَيْرَ أَبٍ قَالَ فَإِنِّي لَمْ أَعْمَلْ خَيْرًا قَطُّ فَإِذَا مُتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِي ثُمَّ اسْحَقُونِي ثُمَّ ذَرُّونِي فِي يَوْمٍ عَاصِفٍ فَفَعَلُوا فَجَمَعَهُ اللَّهُ ﷻ فَقَالَ مَا حَمَلَكَ قَالَ مَخَافَتُكَ فَتَلَقَّاهُ بِرَحْمَتِهِ وَقَالَ مُعَاذٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ سَمِعْتُ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْغَافِرِ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

ahmad:11664Ḥasan b. Mūsá > Shaybān > Qatādah > ʿUqbah b. ʿAbd al-Ghāfir > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

[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."  

أحمد:١١٦٦٤حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْغَافِرِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ

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  

ahmad:11128Muʿāwiyah b. Hishām > Shaybān Abū Muʿāwiyah > Firās b. Yaḥyá al-Hamdānī > ʿAṭiyyah al-ʿAwfiyyiʿan Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "A man entered Paradise for his deeds and never did any good. When death approached him, he said to his family, 'When I die, burn me, then crush me, then scatter half of my ashes in the sea and half on land.' But Allah commanded both the land and the sea to collect and gather him. Then Allah asked him, 'What made you do what you did?' He said, 'Out of fear of You.' Allah forgave him because of that."  

أحمد:١١١٢٨حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا فِرَاسُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْهَمْدَانِيُّ عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ الْعَوْفِيِّعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَقَدْ دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ الْجَنَّةَ مَا عَمِلَ خَيْرًا قَطُّ قَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ حِينَ حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ إِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِي ثُمَّ اسْحَقُونِي ثُمَّ اذْرُوا نِصْفِي فِي الْبَحْرِ وَنِصْفِي فِي الْبَرِّ فَأَمَرَ اللهُ الْبَرَّ وَالْبَحْرَ فَجَمَعَاهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا فَعَلْتَ ؟ قَالَ مَخَافَتُكَ قَالَ فَغُفِرَ لَهُ لِذَلِكَ  

ahmad:23253Abū Muʿāwiyah > Abū Mālik al-Ashjaʿī > Ribʿī b. Ḥirāsh > Abū Masʿūd al-Anṣārī > Ḥudhayfah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: There was a man from among those before you who used to commit sins. When death approached him, he said to his family: "If I die, burn me, then grind me into powder and scatter me in the sea on a stormy day." When he died, his family did as he had instructed. Then Allah gathered him in His hand and asked him: "What made you do what you did?" He replied: "Out of fear of You." Allah said: "Indeed, I have forgiven you."  

أحمد:٢٣٢٥٣حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَالِكٍ الْأَشْجَعِيُّ عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ وَعَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَا

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ يَعْمَلُ بِالْمَعَاصِي فَلَمَّا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ إِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِي ثُمَّ اطْحَنُونِي ثُمَّ ذَرُّونِي فِي الْبَحْرِ فِي يَوْمِ رِيحٍ عَاصِفٍ قَالَ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ فَعَلُوا قَالَ فَجَمَعَهُ اللهُ فِي يَدِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قَالَ خَوْفُكَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكَ  

ذِكْرُ رَجَاءِ مَغْفِرَةِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا لِمَنْ غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْهِ حَالَةُ خَوْفِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا عَلَى حَالَةِ الرَّجَاءِ

ibnhibban:649al-Faḍl b. al-Ḥubāb al-Jumaḥī > Abū al-Walīd al-Ṭayālisī > Abū ʿAwānah > Qatādah > ʿUqbah b. ʿAbd al-Ghāfir > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Among those who came before you, there was a man to whom Allah bestowed wealth and children. When death approached him, he gathered his children and asked them, 'What kind of father was I to you?' They replied, 'You were the best of fathers.' He said, 'By Allah, I have never cherished anything more in the sight of Allah than you. And indeed, your Lord will punish me for it. Now, when I die, burn my body, then crush it, and scatter the ashes into an extremely windy day.' Allah commanded the wind, and when the Day of Resurrection comes and the man is standing, he will be asked, 'What made you do what you did?' He will reply, 'Out of fear of You, O Allah.' And Allah will say, 'By My might and majesty, I have forgiven him.'"  

ابن حبّان:٦٤٩أَخْبَرَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ الْجُمَحِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْغَافِرِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كَانَ فِيمَنْ سَلَفَ مِنَ النَّاسِ رَجُلٌ رَغَسَهُ اللَّهُ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا فَلَمَّا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ جَمَعَ بَنِيهِ فقَالَ أَيَّ أَبٍ كُنْتُ لَكُمْ؟ قَالُوا خَيْرَ أَبٍ فقَالَ إِنَّهُ وَاللَّهِ مَا ابْتَأَرَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرًا قَطُّ وَإِنَّ رَبَّهُ يُعَذِّبُهُ فَإِذَا أَنَا مِتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِي ثُمَّ اسْحَقُونِي ثُمَّ اذْرُونِي فِي رِيحٍ عَاصِفٍ قَالَ اللَّهُ كُنْ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ قَالَ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قَالَ مَخَافَتُكَ قَالَ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنْ يَلْقَاهُ غَيْرَ أَنْ غُفِرَ لَهُ»  

tabarani:9758Yūsuf al-Qāḍī > ʿAmr b. Marzūq > Shuʿbah > Salamah b. Kuhayl > Abū al-Zaʿrāʾ > ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] A man who had wealth but never did any good with it, when death came to him, he said to his family, "When I die, burn me, then crush my ashes, and scatter me in the wind." This was done to him, and Allah gathered him and said, "What led you to do what you did?" He said, "Out of fear of You." And so, he attained the mercy of Allah.  

الطبراني:٩٧٥٨حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ الْقَاضِي ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ أنا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزَّعْرَاءِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ لَهُ مَالٌ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ فِيهِ خَيْرًا قَطُّ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ بِهِ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ إِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَاحْرِقُونِي ثُمَّ اسْحَقُونِي ثُمَّ اذْرُونِي فِي الرِّيحِ فَفُعِلَ ذَلِكَ بِهِ فَجَمَعَهُ اللهُ فَقَالَ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قَالَ مِنْ أَجْلِ مَخَافَتِكَ فَنَالَتْهُ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ  

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السيوطي:٦٢٧-١٥٠b

"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".  

[حب] ابن حبّان