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Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 17487

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ - يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ - أَنَّ رَجُلًا لَمْ يَعْمَلْ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ شَيْئًا قَطُّ إِلَّا التَّوْحِيدَ ، فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ قَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ : إِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَخُذُونِي فَأَحْرِقُونِي حَتَّى تَدَعُونِي حُمَمَةً ، ثُمَّ اطْحَنُونِي ، ثُمَّ ذُرُّونِي فِي الْبَحْرِ فِي يَوْمٍ رَاحٍ ، قَالَ : فَفَعَلُوا بِهِ ذَلِكَ ، فَإِذَا هُوَ فِي قَبْضَةِ اللَّهِ - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - فَقَالَ اللَّهُ - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ : مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ ؟ قَالَ : مَخَافَتُكَ ، قَالَ : فَغَفَرَ اللَّهُ - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - لَهُ .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: "There was a man who had never done any good, except that he affirmed the oneness of Allah. When his final moment drew near, he said to his family: 'When I die, take my body and burn me and turn me into charcoal, then grind me, and then on a day when a strong wind is blowing, scatter me in the sea.' His family did exactly that. Then he was presented before Allah Almighty, and Allah Almighty asked him: 'Why did you do what you did?' He replied: 'Out of fear of You.' So Allah Almighty forgave him."
Hadith Reference مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب التوبة / 17487
Hadith Grading محدثین: إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij «اخرجه احمد فى المسند 3785 ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 3776»