My Lord, it is out of Thine fear that I have done it and Thou art well aware of it, and Allah granted him pardon:.
Narrated by Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying that a person who had never done any good deed asked the members of his family to burn his dead body when he would die and to scatter half of its ashes over the land and half in the ocean. By Allah, if Allah finds him in His grip, He would torment him with a torment with which He did not afflict anyone amongst the people of the world; and when the person died, it was done to him as he had commanded (his family) to do. Allah commanded the land to collect (the ashes scattered on it) and He commanded the ocean and that collected (ashes) contained in it. Allah questioned him why he had done. that He said:
Context
In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) narrates the story of a man who, having never performed good deeds, commanded his family to burn his body after death and scatter his ashes. Despite his actions, Allah, in His mercy, forgave him due to the man's fear of His punishment. This highlights the importance of sincere repentance and the boundless mercy of Allah.
Modern Application
This hadith serves as a reminder that it is never too late to seek forgiveness, regardless of one's past actions. In our daily lives, it encourages individuals to turn to Allah in repentance and to maintain hope in His mercy, fostering a mindset of continuous self-improvement.
Topics
This hadith is tagged with Day of Judgment and Repentance because it emphasizes the significance of accountability in the afterlife and the power of sincere repentance in seeking Allah's forgiveness.
This hadith is #6809 from Sahih Muslim, in the Book of The Book of Repentance. It is graded Sahih and narrated by Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying that a person who had never done any good deed asked the members of his family to burn his dead body when he would die and to scatter half of its ashes over the land and half in the ocean. By Allah, if Allah finds him in His grip, He would torment him with a torment with which He did not afflict anyone amongst the people of the world; and when the person died, it was done to him as he had commanded (his family) to do. Allah commanded the land to collect (the ashes scattered on it) and He commanded the ocean and that collected (ashes) contained in it. Allah questioned him why he had done. that He said:.
