49/4. Chapter:
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 1752 — The Book of At-Tauba (the Repentance)
The vastness of Allâh's Mercy and that it overtakes His Anger.
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan : 1752
Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 1752
حديث أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَجُلٌ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ خَيْرًا قَطُّ: فَإِذَا مَاتَ، فَحَرِّقُوهُ، وَاذْرُوا نِصْفَهُ فِي الْبَرِّ، وِنِصْفَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ فَوَاللهِ لَئِنْ قَدَرَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ، لَيُعَذِّبَنَّهُ عَذَابًا، لَا يُعَذِّبُهُ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ فَأَمَرَ اللهُ الْبَحْرَ، فَجَمَعَ مَا فِيهِ وَأَمَرَ الْبَرَّ فَجَمَعَ مَا فِيهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ: لِمَ فَعَلْتَ قَالَ: مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ، وَأَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ فَغَفَرَ لَهُ.
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allâh's Messenger ﷺ said, "A man who never did any good deed, said that if he died, his family should burn him and throw half the ashes of his burnt body in the earth and the other half in the sea, for by Allâh, if Allâh should get hold of him, He would inflict such punishment on him as He would not inflict on anybody among the people. But Allâh ordered the sea to collect what was in it (of his ashes) and similarly ordered the earth to collect what was in it (of his ashes).Then Allâh said (to the recreated man), 'Why did you do so?' The man replied, 'For being afraid of You, and You know it (very well)'. So Allâh forgave him." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 597, Vol. 9 )
