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Sahih al-Bukhari 3479 (Book 60, Hadith 146) #3324
Fear of Allah Leads to Forgiveness

SUMMARY: A man was close to death and asked his family to burn his body and scatter the ashes in the sea. Allah forgave him for this action out of fear.

Narrated Rabi' bin Hirash: 'Uqba said to Hudhaifa, "Won't you narrate to us what you heard from Allah's Messenger ?" Hudhaifa said, "I heard him saying, 'Death approached a man and when he had no hope of surviving, he said to his family, 'When I die, gather for me much wood and build a fire (to burn me),. When the fire has eaten my flesh and reached my bones, take the bones and grind them and scatter the resulting powder in the sea on a hot (or windy) day'. (That was done) But Allah collected his particles and asked (him), 'Why did you do so?' He replied, 'For fear of You'. So Allah forgave him". Narrated 'Abdu Malik: As above, saying, "On a windy day".
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، قَالَ قَالَ عُقْبَةُ لِحُذَيْفَةَ أَلاَ تُحَدِّثُنَا مَا سَمِعْتَ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ‏.‏ قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ ‏"‏ إِنَّ رَجُلاً حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ، لَمَّا أَيِسَ مِنَ الْحَيَاةِ، أَوْصَى أَهْلَهُ إِذَا مُتُّ فَاجْمَعُوا لِي حَطَبًا كَثِيرًا، ثُمَّ أَوْرُوا نَارًا حَتَّى إِذَا أَكَلَتْ لَحْمِي، وَخَلَصَتْ إِلَى عَظْمِي، فَخُذُوهَا فَاطْحَنُوهَا، فَذَرُّونِي فِي الْيَمِّ فِي يَوْمٍ حَارٍّ أَوْ رَاحٍ‏.‏ فَجَمَعَهُ اللَّهُ، فَقَالَ لِمَ فَعَلْتَ قَالَ خَشْيَتَكَ‏.‏ فَغَفَرَ لَهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ عُقْبَةُ وَأَنَا سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‏.‏ حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ فِي يَوْمٍ رَاحٍ

TOPICS
death  *  fear  *  forgiveness  *  ashes

QUICK LESSONS:
Have true faith & belief in God ; Seek forgiveness from God when needed most ; Do good deeds even when facing difficulty or hardship ; Be humble before Gods greatness & power ; Have hope & patience during difficult times ; Not give up on life despite hardships faced by one's self or others around oneself etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of having fear of Allah in our hearts. It tells us that even if we make mistakes or do something wrong out of fear for Allah, He will forgive us. The story is about a man who was close to death and asked his family to burn his body after he died and scatter the ashes in the sea so that no one would be able to find it. When Allah questioned him on why he did this, he replied that it was out of fear for Him. As a result, Allah forgave him for this action as He saw how much respect and reverence he had for Him despite being so close to death. This teaches us that if we have true faith in God then He will forgive us even if we make mistakes or do something wrong out of fear or respect for Him. We should always strive towards having such faith in God so that we can be forgiven by Him when needed most.

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