Sahih Muslim Book - 49, Hadith - 6984

حَدَّثَنِى عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَنْبَرِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِى حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ سَمِعَ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْغَافِرِ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِىَّ يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « أَنَّ رَجُلاً فِيمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ رَاشَهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً وَوَلَدًا فَقَالَ لِوَلَدِهِ لَتَفْعَلُنَّ مَا آمُرُكُمْ بِهِ أَوْ لأُوَلِّيَنَّ مِيرَاثِى غَيْرَكُمْ إِذَا أَنَا مُتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِى - وَأَكْثَرُ عِلْمِى أَنَّهُ قَالَ - ثُمَّ اسْحَقُونِى وَاذْرُونِى فِى الرِّيحِ فَإِنِّى لَمْ أَبْتَهِرْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرًا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَىَّ أَنْ يُعَذِّبَنِى - قَالَ - فَأَخَذَ مِنْهُمْ مِيثَاقًا فَفَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ بِهِ وَرَبِّى فَقَالَ اللَّهُ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا فَعَلْتَ فَقَالَ مَخَافَتُكَ. قَالَ فَمَا تَلاَفَاهُ غَيْرُهَا ».

Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri narrated from the Prophet (s.a.w): "Allah bestowed wealth and children upon a man among those who came before you. He said to his children: 'Do what I command you, or I will make others my heirs. When I die, burn me"' - and as far as I know, he said - "and crush (my bones), then scatter me in the wind, for I have never done any good that would please Allah, and if Allah gets me, He will punish me.' He took a pledge from them, and they did that for him. By my Lord, Allah said: 'What made you do that?' He said: 'Fear of You.' And that is all that befell him."