عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ رَجُلًا فِيمَنْ سَلَفَ - أَوْ فِيمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ، قَالَ: كَلِمَةً: يَعْنِي - أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالًا وَوَلَدًا، فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتِ الوَفَاةُ، قَالَ لِبَنِيهِ: أَيَّ أَبٍ كُنْتُ لَكُمْ؟ قَالُوا: خَيْرَ أَبٍ، قَالَ: فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْتَئِرْ - أَوْ لَمْ يَبْتَئِزْ - عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرًا، وَإِنْ يَقْدِرِ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ يُعَذِّبْهُ، فَانْظُرُوا إِذَا مُتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِي حَتَّى إِذَا صِرْتُ فَحْمًا فَاسْحَقُونِي - أَوْ قَالَ: فَاسْحَكُونِي -، فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ رِيحٍ عَاصِفٍ فَأَذْرُونِي فِيهَا، فَقَالَ: نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: فَأَخَذَ مَوَاثِيقَهُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَرَبِّي، فَفَعَلُوا، ثُمَّ أَذْرَوْهُ فِي يَوْمٍ عَاصِفٍ، فَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: كُنْ، فَإِذَا هُوَ رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ، قَالَ اللَّهُ: أَيْ عَبْدِي مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى أَنْ فَعَلْتَ مَا فَعَلْتَ؟ قَالَ: مَخَافَتُكَ، - أَوْ فَرَقٌ مِنْكَ -، قَالَ: فَمَا تَلاَفَاهُ أَنْ رَحِمَهُ عِنْدَهَا " وَقَالَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى: «فَمَا تَلاَفَاهُ غَيْرُهَا»، فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهِ أَبَا عُثْمَانَ، فَقَالَ: سَمِعْتُ هَذَا مِنْ سَلْمَانَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ زَادَ فِيهِ: «أَذْرُونِي فِي البَحْرِ»، أَوْ كَمَا حَدَّثَ
Rasoolullaah
صلى الله عليه وسلم informed us that there was a man in the past to whom Allaah Ta`aalaa had given wealth and children. When his death approached, he said to his sons, "What kind of father have I been to you?" They said, "The best father." He said that he had not presented any good deed before Allaah Ta`aalaa, and that if Allaah gets a hold of him, Allaah will surely punish him. So he said, "When I die, burn me out. When I've turned into coal, crush me. When it is a windy day, throw me (i.e. my ashes) into it (the wind)." The Nabi of Allaah
صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "By my Rabb, he took a firm promise from them upon that, so they did it, and threw (his ashes into the wind) on a windy day. Allaah `Azza wa Jall said, "
Kun!" (Be!) and behold! He was a man, standing (before Allaah Ta`aalaa). Allaah said, "O my slave, what caused you to do what you did?" He said, "(I did it out of) fear for You." - or close to that. Nothing saved him then but that He (Allaah) forgave him." [Narrated in Saheeh al-Bukhaari.]