Hadith 3785

(حديث قدسي) حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ، أَنْبَأَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ بَهْدَلَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا لَمْ يَعْمَلْ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ شَيْئًا قَطُّ إِلَّا التَّوْحِيدَ ، فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ ، قَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ : إِذَا أَنَا مِتُّ ، فَخُذُونِي وَاحْرُقُونِي ، حَتَّى تَدَعُونِي حُمَمَةً ، ثُمَّ اطْحَنُونِي ، ثُمَّ اذْرُونِي فِي الْبَحْرِ فِي يَوْمٍ رَاحٍ ، قَالَ : فَفَعَلُوا بِهِ ذَلِكَ ، قَالَ : فَإِذَا هُوَ فِي قَبْضَةِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ : " مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ ؟ قَالَ : مَخَافَتُكَ ، قَالَ : فَغَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that there was a man who, apart from affirming the Oneness of Allah, had never performed any good deed. When his death approached, he said to his family: "When I die, seize me and burn me, then when I have been burnt and turned to coal, crush me, then on a day when a strong wind is blowing, scatter me in the sea." His family did as he had instructed, but he was still within Allah's grasp. Allah asked him: "What made you do this?" He replied: "Your fear." Upon this, Allah forgave him.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 3785
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