Sahih Muslim Book - 49, Hadith - 6981

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ قَالَ عَبْدٌ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ ابْنُ رَافِعٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ قَالَ قَالَ لِىَ الزُّهْرِىُّ أَلاَ أُحَدِّثُكَ بِحَدِيثَيْنِ عَجِيبَيْنِ قَالَ الزُّهْرِىُّ أَخْبَرَنِى حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « أَسْرَفَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ أَوْصَى بَنِيهِ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِى ثُمَّ اسْحَقُونِى ثُمَّ اذْرُونِى فِى الرِّيحِ فِى الْبَحْرِ فَوَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ قَدَرَ عَلَىَّ رَبِّى لَيُعَذِّبُنِى عَذَابًا مَا عَذَّبَهُ بِهِ أَحَدًا. قَالَ فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ بِهِ فَقَالَ لِلأَرْضِ أَدِّى مَا أَخَذْتِ. فَإِذَا هُوَ قَائِمٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ فَقَالَ خَشْيَتُكَ يَا رَبِّ - أَوْ قَالَ - مَخَافَتُكَ. فَغَفَرَ لَهُ بِذَلِكَ».

It was narrated from Az-Zuhri, who said: Humaid bin 'Abdur-Rahman informed me from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (s.a.w) said: "A man transgressed against his soul. When he was dying he told his sons: 'When I die, burn me then crush (my bones), then scatter them in the wind and in the sea, for by Allah, if Allah gets me, He will punish me as He has never punished anyone.' They did that as they were told. Then Allah said to the land: 'Return what you have taken,' and he was standing there. Then He said to him: 'What made you do what you did?' He said: 'Fear of You, O Lord.' And Allah forgave him because of that.'"