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Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah
Narrated Abu Huraira (Radi-Allahu 'anhu):
Allah's Apostle (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) 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 ahold 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."
Bukhari Vol. 9 : No. 597
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Ma'asalaam