أَخْبَرَنَا أَخْبَرَنَا
الْفَضْلُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ الْجُمَحِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ
قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ
عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْغَافِرِ ، عَنْ
أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " كَانَ فِيمَنْ سَلَفَ مِنَ النَّاسِ رَجُلٌ رَغَسَهُ اللَّهُ مَالا وَوَلَدًا ، فَلَمَّا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ ، جَمَعَ بَنِيهِ ، فقَالَ : أَيَّ أَبٍ كُنْتُ لَكُمْ ؟ قَالُوا : خَيْرَ أَبٍ ، فقَالَ : إِنَّهُ وَاللَّهِ مَا ابْتَأَرَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرًا قَطُّ ، وَإِنَّ رَبَّهُ يُعَذِّبُهُ ، فَإِذَا أَنَا مِتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِي ، ثُمَّ اسْحَقُونِي ، ثُمَّ اذْرُونِي فِي رِيحٍ عَاصِفٍ ، قَالَ اللَّهُ : كُنْ ، فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ ، قَالَ : مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ ؟ قَالَ : مَخَافَتُكَ ، قَالَ : فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ ، إِنْ يَلْقَاهُ غَيْرَ أَنْ غُفِرَ لَهُ " .
Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There was a man among the people of earlier times to whom Allah Almighty had granted abundance in wealth and children. When his time of death approached, he gathered his children and asked: 'What kind of father have I been to you?' They replied: 'You were the best father.' He said: 'By Allah! I have not stored any good deeds for the court of Allah Almighty, so now my Lord will punish me. So when I die, burn me, then crush me, and scatter me in a fast-blowing wind.' Allah Almighty said: 'Stand up.' So the man stood up. Allah Almighty asked: 'Why did you do this?' He replied: 'Out of fear of You.'” The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, Allah Almighty forgave him."