Musnad Ahmad

Rabi’ bin Hirash says that once I was sitting with Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) and Abu Mas’ud Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), when one of them said to the other, “Tell us the ahadith you have heard from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).” So one of them narrated this hadith and the other confirmed it, that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: On the Day of Resurrection, a man will be brought forth. Allah Almighty will say, “Look at his deeds.” He will say, “O Lord! I did not do any good deeds, except that I had wealth and I used to trade with people. If someone was well-off, I would make things easy for him, and if someone was in difficulty, I would give him respite until he was at ease.” Allah Almighty will say, “I am more entitled to ease than you.” Thus, he will be forgiven. The other companion confirmed him, saying, “I also heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say this.”

Then he said, “I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: On the Day of Resurrection, a man will be brought forth who, at the time of his death, said to his family, ‘When I die, burn me in fire, then crush my ashes, then on a day when a strong wind is blowing, scatter my ashes in the air.’ When he died, his family did as he had said. Allah gathered him in His power and asked him, ‘What made you do this?’ He said, ‘Your fear.’ Allah said, ‘I have forgiven you.’ The other companion also confirmed him in this.”