Sahih al-Bukhari 7222 (Book 97, Hadith 133)
said a sentence meaning: Allah had given him wealth and children. When his death approached, he
said to his sons, “What kind of father have I been to you?” They replied, “You have been a good
father.” He told them that he had not presented any good deed before Allah, and if Allah should get
hold of him He would punish him.’ “So look!” he added, “When I die, burn me, and when I turn into
coal, crush me, and when there comes a windy day, scatter my ashes in the wind.” The Prophet (ﷺ)
added, “Then by Allah, he took a firm promise from his children to do so, and they did so. (They burnt
him after his death) and threw his ashes on a windy day. Then Allah commanded to his ashes. “Be,”
and behold! He became a man standing! Allah said, “O My slave! What made you do what you did?”
He replied, “For fear of You.” Nothing saved him then but Allah’s Mercy (So Allah forgave him).
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، وَقَالَ، لَمْ يَبْتَئِرْ. وَقَالَ خَلِيفَةُ حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، وَقَالَ، لَمْ يَبْتَئِزْ. فَسَّرَهُ قَتَادَةُ لَمْ يَدَّخِرْ.
Sahih al-Bukhari 7222 (Book 97, Hadith 133)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The monumental hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari was authored by the renowned scholar al-Bukhārī approximately in the year 847. It is universally regarded as one of the most valued and authentic texts in Sunni Islamic scholarship, second only to the Quran in authority. This work is a primary member of the Kutub al-Sittah, a group of six trusted hadith collections that also includes the works of Muslim, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Nasa’i, and ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s compilation is vast, featuring 7,563 hadiths systematically arranged across 97 different books.
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For more Hadith in Book 97: Oneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed)