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Sahih al-BukhariOneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed)

Sahih al-Bukhari 7506

Chapter: “…They want to change Allah’s Words….”

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 7506

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ قَالَ

رَجُلٌ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ خَيْرًا قَطُّ، فَإِذَا مَاتَ فَحَرِّقُوهُ وَاذْرُوا نِصْفَهُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَنِصْفَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ فَوَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ قَدَرَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ لَيُعَذِّبَنَّهُ عَذَابًا لاَ يُعَذِّبُهُ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ، فَأَمَرَ اللَّهُ الْبَحْرَ فَجَمَعَ مَا فِيهِ، وَأَمَرَ الْبَرَّ فَجَمَعَ مَا فِيهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِمَ فَعَلْتَ قَالَ مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ، وَأَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ، فَغَفَرَ لَهُ ‏"

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "A man who never did any good deed, said that if he died, his family should burn him and throw half the ashes of his burnt body in the earth and the other half in the sea, for by Allah, if Allah should get hold of him, He would inflict such punishment on him as He would not inflict on anybody among the people. But Allah ordered the sea to collect what was in it (of his ashes) and similarly ordered the earth to collect what was in it (of his ashes). Then Allah said (to the recreated man ), 'Why did you do so?' The man replied, 'For being afraid of You, and You know it (very well).' So Allah forgave him."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 7506), Muslim (No. 2756a) and Malik (No. 574).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

حَدِيث أَبِي هُرَيْرَة أَيْضًا فِي قِصَّة الَّذِي أَمَرَ بِأَنْ يُحَرِّقُوهُ إِذَا مَاتَ , وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ شَرْحه فِي الرِّقَاق , وَمِنْ قَبْل ذَلِكَ فِي ذِكْر بَنِي إِسْرَائِيل وَيَأْتِي شَيْء مِنْهُ فِي آخِر هَذَا الْبَاب , وَقَوْله " فِي هَذِهِ الطَّرِيق " قَالَ رَجُل لَمْ يَعْمَل خَيْرًا قَطُّ إِذَا مَاتَ فَحَرِّقُوهُ , فِيهِ اِلْتِفَاتٌ وَنَسَق الْكَلَام أَنْ يَقُول : إِذَا مُتّ فَحَرِّقُونِي , وَقَوْله " فَأَمَرَ اللَّه الْبَحْر لِيَجْمَع " فِي رِوَايَة الْمُسْتَمْلِيّ والْكُشْمِيهَنِيّ " فَجَمَعَ ".…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2756a

My Lord, it is out of Thine fear that I have done it and Thou art well aware of it, and Allah granted him pardon:.

قَالَ رَجُلٌ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ حَسَنَةً قَطُّ لأَهْلِهِ إِذَا مَاتَ فَحَرِّقُوهُ ثُمَّ اذْرُوا نِصْفَهُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَنِصْفَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ فَوَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ قَدَرَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ لَيُعَذِّبَنَّهُ عَذَابًا لاَ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Muwatta Malik 574

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A man said to his family that he had never done a good action, and that when he died they were to burn him and then scatter half of him on the…

"‏ قَالَ رَجُلٌ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ حَسَنَةً قَطُّ لأَهْلِهِ إِذَا مَاتَ فَحَرِّقُوهُ ثُمَّ اذْرُوا نِصْفَهُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَنِصْفَهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ فَوَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ قَدَرَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ لَيُعَذِّبَنَّهُ عَذَابًا لاَ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Mishkat al-Masabih 2369

Abu Huraira reported God’s messenger as saying that a man declared he had never done any good to his family. (A version says that a man had committed an excessive amount of sin), and when he was about to die gave instruction to his sons to burn him when he died and scatter half his ashes on the…

" قَالَ رَجُلٌ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ خَيْرًا قَطُّ لِأَهْلِهِ وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ أَسْرَفَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ أَوْصَى بَنِيهِ إِذَا مَاتَ فَحَرِّقُوهُ ثُمَّ اذْرُوا نِصْفَهُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَنِصْفَهُ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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