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Sahih al-BukhariOneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed)

Sahih al-Bukhari 7508

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

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 7508

Narrator:Salmān

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي الأَسْوَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، سَمِعْتُ أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْغَافِرِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ رَجُلاً فِيمَنْ سَلَفَ ـ أَوْ فِيمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ قَالَ كَلِمَةً يَعْنِي ـ أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً وَوَلَدًا ـ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتِ الْوَفَاةُ قَالَ لِبَنِيهِ أَىَّ أَبٍ كُنْتُ لَكُمْ قَالُوا خَيْرَ أَبٍ‏.‏ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْتَئِرْ ـ أَوْ لَمْ يَبْتَئِزْ ـ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرًا، وَإِنْ يَقْدِرِ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ يُعَذِّبْهُ، فَانْظُرُوا إِذَا مُتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِي حَتَّى إِذَا صِرْتُ فَحْمًا فَاسْحَقُونِي ـ أَوْ قَالَ فَاسْحَكُونِي ـ فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ رِيحٍ عَاصِفٍ فَأَذْرُونِي فِيهَا ‏"‏ فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ فَأَخَذَ مَوَاثِيقَهُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَرَبِّي، فَفَعَلُوا ثُمَّ أَذْرَوْهُ فِي يَوْمٍ عَاصِفٍ، فَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ كُنْ‏.‏ فَإِذَا هُوَ رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ‏.‏ قَالَ اللَّهُ

أَىْ عَبْدِي مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى أَنْ فَعَلْتَ مَا فَعَلْتَ قَالَ مَخَافَتُكَ أَوْ فَرَقٌ مِنْكَ قَالَ فَمَا تَلاَفَاهُ أَنْ رَحِمَهُ عِنْدَهَا ـ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى فَمَا تَلاَفَاهُ غَيْرُهَا ـ ‏"

Narrated Abu Sa`id:

The Prophet (ﷺ) mentioned a man from the people of the past or those who preceded you. The Prophet (ﷺ) 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).

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 7508).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

حَدِيث أَبِي سَعِيد فِي قِصَّة الَّذِي أَمَرَ أَنْ يُحَرِّقُوهُ وَتَقَدَّمَ التَّنْبِيهُ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْخَامِس عَشَر. قَوْله ( مُعْتَمِر سَمِعْت أَبِي ) هُوَ سُلَيْمَان بْن طَرْخَانَ التَّيْمِيُّ وَالسَّنَد كُلّه بَصْرِيُّونَ , وَفِيهِ ثَلَاثَة مِنْ التَّابِعِينَ فِي نَسَقٍ. قَوْله ( عَنْ عُقْبَة بْن عَبْد الْغَافِر ) فِي رِوَايَة شُعْبَة عَنْ قَتَادَةَ " سَمِعْت عُقْبَة " وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَتْ فِي الرِّقَاق مَعَ سَائِر شَرْحه وَقَوْله , " أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ رَجُلًا فِيمَنْ سَلَفَ - أَوْ - فِيمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلكُمْ " شَكّ مِنْ الرَّاوِي , وَوَقَعَ عِنْد الْأَصِيلِي " قَبْلهمْ " وَقَدْ مَضَى فِي الرِّقَاق عَنْ مُوسَى بْن إِسْمَاعِيل عَنْ مُعْتَمِر بِلَفْظِ " ذَكَرَ رَجُلًا فِيمَنْ كَانَ سَلَف قَبْلكُ…

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