Hadith on Repentance: The Man whom Allah forgave because of his God-fearing deed despite his error in belief
Abu Huraira (رضي الله عنه) reported: The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said, “A man had indulged himself (with sin), so when death approached he enjoined his sons saying, ‘If I die, then burn me, pulverize me, and scatter me to the winds over the sea. For by Allah, if He is able He will punish me in a way he has not punished anyone else.’ So they did that to him, and when he stood before his Lord, He said to him, ‘What made you do that?’ The man said, ‘Fear and awe of You, O Lord,’ so Allah forgave him because of that.”
[Sahih Muslim, Book 037, Number 6637]
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ أَسْرَفَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ أَوْصَى بَنِيهِ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِي ثُمَّ اسْحَقُونِي ثُمَّ اذْرُونِي فِي الرِّيحِ فِي الْبَحْرِ فَوَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ قَدَرَ عَلَىَّ رَبِّي لَيُعَذِّبُنِي عَذَابًا مَا عَذَّبَهُ بِهِ أَحَدًا قَالَ فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ بِهِ فَقَالَ لِلأَرْضِ أَدِّي مَا أَخَذْتِ فَإِذَا هُوَ قَائِمٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ فَقَالَ خَشْيَتُكَ يَا رَبِّ – أَوْ قَالَ – مَخَافَتُكَ فَغَفَرَ لَهُ بِذَلِكَ
Abu Huraira (رضي الله عنه) reported: The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said, “A man had indulged himself (with sin), so when death approached he enjoined his sons saying, ‘If I die, then burn me, pulverize me, and scatter me to the winds over the sea. For by Allah, if He is able He will punish me in a way he has not punished anyone else.’ So they did that to him, and when he stood before his Lord, He said to him, ‘What made you do that?’ The man said, ‘Fear and awe of You, O Lord,’ so Allah forgave him because of that.”
[Sahih Muslim, Book 037, Number 6637]
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ أَسْرَفَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ أَوْصَى بَنِيهِ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِي ثُمَّ اسْحَقُونِي ثُمَّ اذْرُونِي فِي الرِّيحِ فِي الْبَحْرِ فَوَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ قَدَرَ عَلَىَّ رَبِّي لَيُعَذِّبُنِي عَذَابًا مَا عَذَّبَهُ بِهِ أَحَدًا قَالَ فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ بِهِ فَقَالَ لِلأَرْضِ أَدِّي مَا أَخَذْتِ فَإِذَا هُوَ قَائِمٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ فَقَالَ خَشْيَتُكَ يَا رَبِّ – أَوْ قَالَ – مَخَافَتُكَ فَغَفَرَ لَهُ بِذَلِكَ