أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ رِبْعِيٍّ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ کَانَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ کَانَ قَبْلَکُمْ يُسِيئُ الظَّنَّ بِعَمَلِهِ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ قَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ إِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِي ثُمَّ اطْحَنُونِي ثُمَّ اذْرُونِي فِي الْبَحْرِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ إِنْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَيَّ لَمْ يَغْفِرْ لِي قَالَ فَأَمَرَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ الْمَلَائِکَةَ فَتَلَقَّتْ رُوحَهُ قَالَ لَهُ مَا حَمَلَکَ عَلَی مَا فَعَلْتَ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ مَا فَعَلْتُ إِلَّا مِنْ مَخَافَتِکَ فَغَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2086
It was narrated from Hudhaifah that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “There was a man among those who came before you who thought badly of his deeds, so when death was approaching he said to his family: ‘When I am dead, burn my body and grind up my bones, then scatter me in the sea, for if Allah gets hold of me, He will never forgive me.’ But Allah commanded the angels to seize his soul. He said to him: ‘What made you do what you did?’ He said: ‘Lord, I only did it because I feared You.’ So Allah forgave him.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020