English translation
3481. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Prophet ﷺ said, "A man used to do sinful deeds, and when death came to him, he said to his sons, 'After my death, burn me and then crush me, and scatter the powder in the air, for by Allāh, if Allāh would get hold of me, He will give me such a punishment as He has never given to anyone else.' When he died, his sons did accordingly. Allāh ordered the earth saying, 'Collect what you hold of his particles.' It did so, and behold! There he was (the man) standing. Allāh asked (him), 'What made you do what you did?' He replied, 'O my Lord! I was afraid of You.' So Allāh forgave him."
Another narrator said, "The man said, 'Fear of You, O Lord!'"
Arabic text
3481 - حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: " كَانَ رَجُلٌ يُسْرِفُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَهُ المَوْتُ قَالَ لِبَنِيهِ: إِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِي، ثُمَّ اطْحَنُونِي، ثُمَّ ذَرُّونِي فِي الرِّيحِ، فَوَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ قَدَرَ عَلَيَّ رَبِّي لَيُعَذِّبَنِّي عَذَابًا مَا عَذَّبَهُ أَحَدًا، فَلَمَّا مَاتَ فُعِلَ بِهِ ذَلِكَ، فَأَمَرَ اللَّهُ الأَرْضَ فَقَالَ: اجْمَعِي مَا فِيكِ مِنْهُ، فَفَعَلَتْ، فَإِذَا هُوَ قَائِمٌ، فَقَالَ: مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ؟ قَالَ: يَا رَبِّ خَشْيَتُكَ، فَغَفَرَ لَهُ " وَقَالَ غَيْرُهُ: «مَخَافَتُكَ يَا رَبِّ»
