Repentance(المعجم ٣٠) - بَابُ ذِكْرِ التَّوْبَةِ
Darussalam · Volume 5
37. The ChaptersOn AsceticismSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 4256 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1421
Source no. 4256 · Volume 9 · Page 256
Sahih
صحيح، الصحيحة (٢٨)
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4256. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "A woman entered Hell because of a cat which she tied up and did not feed, or let it loose to eat of the vermin of the earth, until it died." (Sahih) (One of the narrators) Zuhri said: "So a man should neither rely completely [on the mercy of Allāh (and become complacent)], nor should he despair (of the mercy of Allāh)."
4256 - قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ: وَحَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «دَخَلَتِ امْرَأَةٌ النَّارَ فِي هِرَّةٍ، رَبَطَتْهَا فَلَا هِيَ أَطْعَمَتْهَا، وَلَا هِيَ أَرْسَلَتْهَا تَأْكُلُ مِنْ خَشَاشِ الْأَرْضِ، حَتَّى مَاتَتْ» قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ: لِئَلَّا يَتَّكِلَ رَجُلٌ وَلَا يَيْأَسَ رَجُلٌ
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Along with having hope in the mercy of Allāh, one should also fear the punishment of Allāh. The reason of his request that his corpse should be burned and the ashes should be scattered in the wind was that the fear of Allāh overcame him at the time of his death. Therefore, his sins were forgiven; even the mistake of making an improper will was forgiven. The torment in the grave is among the matters of the unseen, so a living person cannot realize it. Oppression against any living thing is a great major sin. Especially, if it takes the soul of a living thing painfully instead of killing it at once. Providing all the necessities of a pet animal is obligatory. Moreover, dealing kindly with the animals which do not belong to anyone also brings the Mercy of Allāh. As Allāh forgave a sinful person for providing water to a dog.