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Sahih al-Bukhari 7506 (Book 97, Hadith 131) #7208
Fear of God Leads to Forgiveness

SUMMARY: A man who had not done any good deeds was afraid of Allah's punishment and asked his family to burn his body and scatter the ashes in the sea and on land. Allah then asked him why he did this, to which he replied that it was out of fear for Him. Allah then forgave him.

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger said, "A man who never did any good deed, said that if he died, his family should burn him and throw half the ashes of his burnt body in the earth and the other half in the sea, for by Allah, if Allah should get hold of him, He would inflict such punishment on him as He would not inflict on anybody among the people. But Allah ordered the sea to collect what was in it (of his ashes) and similarly ordered the earth to collect what was in it (of his ashes). Then Allah said (to the recreated man ), 'Why did you do so?' The man replied, 'For being afraid of You, and You know it (very well)'. So Allah forgave him".
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ قَالَ رَجُلٌ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ خَيْرًا قَطُّ، فَإِذَا مَاتَ فَحَرِّقُوهُ وَاذْرُوا نِصْفَهُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَنِصْفَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ فَوَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ قَدَرَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ لَيُعَذِّبَنَّهُ عَذَابًا لاَ يُعَذِّبُهُ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ، فَأَمَرَ اللَّهُ الْبَحْرَ فَجَمَعَ مَا فِيهِ، وَأَمَرَ الْبَرَّ فَجَمَعَ مَا فِيهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِمَ فَعَلْتَ قَالَ مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ، وَأَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ، فَغَفَرَ لَهُ

TOPICS
fear  *  deeds  *  punishment  *  forgiveness  *  sea  *  land  *  khawf  *  saleh  *  uqubat  *  afw  *  bahr  *  ard

QUICK LESSONS:
Have humility before God; Be faithful towards Him; Fear His wrath/punishment

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us about a man who had not done any good deeds in his life, but still feared Allah's punishment so much that he asked his family to burn his body after death and scatter the ashes in both the sea and on land. When Allah found out what he had done, He asked him why he did it, to which the man replied that it was out of fear for Him. In response, Allah forgave him for this act of humility and faithfulness towards Him. This teaches us that even if we have not been doing good deeds throughout our lives, if we are truly fearful of God's wrath then He will forgive us for our sins as long as we remain humble before Him.

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