English translation
[6980] 24 - (2756) It was narrated from Abû Hurairah that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: “A man who had never done any good deed told to his family that when he dies, to burn him then scatter half (of the ashes) on the land and half in the sea, for by Allâh, if Allâh gets him, He will punish him in a way that He has never punished anyone else. When the man died, they did what he had told them. Then Allâh commanded the land to gather together what was in it, and He commanded the sea to gather together what was in it, then He said (to that man): ‘Why did you do that?’ He said: ‘Out of fear of You, O Lord, and You know best.’ And Allâh forgave him.”