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Sahih al-Bukhari 3481 (Book 60, Hadith 148) #3326
Fear of Allah Leads to Forgiveness

SUMMARY: A man who had committed many sins was afraid of Allah's punishment and asked his sons to burn and crush his body after death. Allah forgave him when he admitted his fear of Him.

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A man used to do sinful deeds, and when death came to him, he said to his sons, 'After my death, burn me and then crush me, and scatter the powder in the air, for by Allah, if Allah has control over me, He will give me such a punishment as He has never given to anyone else'. When he died, his sons did accordingly. Allah ordered the earth saying, 'Collect what you hold of his particles'. It did so, and behold! There he was (the man) standing. Allah asked (him), 'What made you do what you did?' He replied, 'O my Lord! I was afraid of You'. So Allah forgave him". Another narrator said "The man said, Fear of You, O Lord!"
حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ ‏"‏ كَانَ رَجُلٌ يُسْرِفُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ، فَلَمَّا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ لِبَنِيهِ إِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِي ثُمَّ اطْحَنُونِي ثُمَّ ذَرُّونِي فِي الرِّيحِ، فَوَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ قَدَرَ عَلَىَّ رَبِّي لَيُعَذِّبَنِّي عَذَابًا مَا عَذَّبَهُ أَحَدًا‏.‏ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ فُعِلَ بِهِ ذَلِكَ، فَأَمَرَ اللَّهُ الأَرْضَ، فَقَالَ اجْمَعِي مَا فِيكِ مِنْهُ‏.‏ فَفَعَلَتْ فَإِذَا هُوَ قَائِمٌ، فَقَالَ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ، خَشْيَتُكَ‏.‏ فَغَفَرَ لَهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَقَالَ غَيْرُهُ ‏"‏ مَخَافَتُكَ يَا رَبِّ

TOPICS
fear  *  forgiveness  *  punishment  *  death  *  khawf  *  afw  *  uqab  *  mawt

QUICK LESSONS:
Have true faith in God; Respect & Reverence towards God; Repentance & Sincerity towards God; Trust In God's Mercy & Justice

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us that if we are truly afraid of Allah, He will forgive us for our sins. The man in the hadith was so scared of what would happen to him after death that he asked his sons to burn and crush his body so that it would not be recognizable. However, when he died, Allah commanded the earth to collect all the particles from the man's body and bring him back alive. When questioned by Allah about why he did this, the man replied out of fear for Him. As a result, Allah forgave him for all his sins because He saw how much respect and reverence this man had for Him despite having done wrong things in life. This teaches us that if we have true faith in God and are genuinely scared of His wrath then He will forgive us no matter what mistakes we have made in life as long as we repent sincerely with a pure heart.

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