Hadith #331
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَالِكٍ الْأَشْجَعِيُّ عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ وَعَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ يَعْمَلُ بِالْمَعَاصِي فَلَمَّا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ إِذَا أَنَا مُتّ
ُ فَأَحْرِقُونِي ثُمَّ اطْحَنُونِي ثُمَّ ذَرُّونِي فِي الْبَحْرِ فِي يَوْمِ رِيحٍ عَاصِفٍ قَالَ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ فَعَلُوا قَالَ فَجَمَعَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي يَدِهِ قَالَ لَهُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ قَالَ خَوْفُكَ قَالَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكَ
Isnad Chain
أبو معاوية
أبو مالك الأشجعي
ربعي بن حراش
أبو مسعود الأنصاري
حذيفة
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari and Hudhayfa ibn al-Yaman (may Allah be pleased with them) that they said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: There was a man from those who came before you who used to commit sins. When death came to him, he said to his family: When I die, burn me, then grind me, then scatter me in the sea on a windy day. When he died they did so. Allah Almighty gathered him and asked him: What made you do that? He said: Fear of You.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 42, Hadith 331
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 22169
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-58559