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Sahih al-Bukhari 3478 (Book 60, Hadith 145) #3323
Fear of Allah Leads to Forgiveness

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a man who was forgiven by Allah for his sins due to his fear of Him.

Narrated Abu Sa'id: The Prophet 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).
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْغَافِرِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ‏ "‏ 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 عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، فَقَالَ مَا حَمَلَكَ قَالَ مَخَافَتُكَ‏.‏ فَتَلَقَّاهُ بِرَحْمَتِهِ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَقَالَ مُعَاذٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، سَمِعْتُ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْغَافِرِ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ‏.‏

TOPICS
fear  *  forgiveness  *  mercy  *  deathbed  *  khawf  *  afw  *  rahmah  *  mawt

QUICK LESSONS:
Have true fear in your heart for God; Repent sincerely from your heart; Follow through with requests made by parents or elders even if you don't understand why they are asking you to do something; Be thankful to God no matter what happens in life; Do good deeds throughout your life so that you can be rewarded by Him later on; Respect your parents or elders at all times; Show kindness towards others regardless of their background or beliefs etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us about a man who was given a lot of money by Allah but he did not do any good deeds. When he was on his death bed, he asked his sons what kind of father he had been and they said that he was a good father. He then told them to burn him, crush his body and scatter the ashes on a windy day out of fear for Allah. His sons followed through with this request and when Allah gathered the particles back together, He asked the man why he did it and the man replied out of fear for Him. As a result, Allah bestowed His mercy upon him and forgave him for all his sins. This hadith teaches us that if we have true fear in our hearts for God then He will forgive us no matter how many wrongs we have done in our lives. It also shows us that even if we don't do any good deeds in our life, if we are truly afraid of God's punishment then He will still forgive us as long as we repent sincerely from our hearts.

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