عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ فِيمَنْ قَبْلَكُمْ رَغَسَهُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى مَالًا وَوَلَدًا حَتَّى ذَهَبَ عَصْرُهُ وَجَاءَ عَصْرٌ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ قَالَ أَيْ بَنِيَّ أَيَّ أَبٍ كُنْتُ لَكُمْ قَالُوا خَيْرَ أَبٍ قَالَ أَنْتُمْ مُطِيعِيَّ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ انْظُرُوا إِذَا أَنَا مِتُّ أَنْ تُحَرِّقُونِي حَتَّى تَدَعُونِي فَحْمًا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَفَعَلُوا وَاللَّهِ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ اهْرُسُونِي بِالْمِهْرَاسِ يُومِئُ بِيَدِهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَفَعَلُوا وَاللَّهِ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ اذْرُونِي فِي الْبَحْرِ فِي يَوْمِ رِيحٍ لَعَلِّي أَضِلُّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَفَعَلُوا وَاللَّهِ ذَلِكَ فَإِذَا هُوَ فِي قَبْضَةِ اللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ قَالَ أَيْ رَبِّ مَخَافَتُكَ قَالَ فَتَلَافَاهُ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى بِهَا
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty had bestowed great blessings in the wealth and property of a man before you, to the extent that his era passed and a new era began. So when the time of his death approached, he said: How did you find me as a father? They said: The best father. He said: Will you obey me? They said: Yes. He said: Look, when I die, you must burn me until I become coal. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Allah! They did exactly that. Then he had indicated with his hand: Then crush me with a mortar and pestle. They did exactly that, then scatter me (i.e., my ashes) in the sea on a windy day, perhaps I may hide from Allah Almighty. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Allah! They did exactly that, but suddenly Allah Almighty took hold of him and asked: O son of Adam! What made you do this action? He said: O my Lord! It was Your fear. So because of this, Allah Almighty forgave his shortcomings.