It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "A man who had never done any good deed told to his family that when he dies, to burn him then scatter half (of the ashes) on the land and half in the sea, for by Allah, if Allah gets him, He will punish him in a way that He has never punished anyone else. When the man died, they did what he had told them. Then Allah commanded the land to gather together what was in it, and He commanded the sea to gather together what was in it, then He said (to that man): 'Why did you do that?' He said: 'Out of fear of You, O Lord, and You know best.' And Allah forgave him.

حَدَّثَنِى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَرْزُوقِ ابْنِ بِنْتِ مَهْدِىِّ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ أَبِى الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « قَالَ رَجُلٌ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ حَسَنَةً قَطُّ لأَهْلِهِ إِذَا مَاتَ فَحَرِّقُوهُ ثُمَّ اذْرُوا نِصْفَهُ فِى الْبَرِّ وَنِصْفَهُ فِى الْبَحْرِ فَوَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ قَدَرَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ لَيُعَذِّبَنَّهُ عَذَابًا لاَ يُعَذِّبُهُ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ الرَّجُلُ فَعَلُوا مَا أَمَرَهُمْ فَأَمَرَ اللَّهُ الْبَرَّ فَجَمَعَ مَا فِيهِ وَأَمَرَ الْبَحْرَ فَجَمَعَ مَا فِيهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِمَ فَعَلْتَ هَذَا قَالَ مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ يَا رَبِّ وَأَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ. فَغَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ ».

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.'"

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».

Az-Zuhri said: "Humaid narrated to me from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'A woman entered Hell because of a cat which she had; she had tied it up and did not feed it nor let it loose to eat of the vermin of the earth, until it died of starvation.'"

قَالَ الزُّهْرِىُّ وَحَدَّثَنِى حُمَيْدٌ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « دَخَلَتِ امْرَأَةٌ النَّارَ فِى هِرَّةٍ رَبَطَتْهَا فَلاَ هِىَ أَطْعَمَتْهَا وَلاَ هِىَ أَرْسَلَتْهَا تَأْكُلُ مِنْ خَشَاشِ الأَرْضِ حَتَّى مَاتَتْ هَزْلاً ». قَالَ الزُّهْرِىُّ ذَلِكَ لِئَلاَّ يَتَّكِلَ رَجُلٌ وَلاَ يَيْأَسَ رَجُلٌ.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: 'A man transgressed against his soul...'" a Hadith like that of Ma'mar (no. 6981), up to the words: "And Allah forgave him." He did not mention the Hadith about the woman and the cat. In the Hadith of Az-Zubaidi it says: "Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said to everything that had taken any part of him: 'Give back that which you have taken of him."'

حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنِى الزُّبَيْدِىُّ قَالَ الزُّهْرِىُّ حَدَّثَنِى حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَقُولُ « أَسْرَفَ عَبْدٌ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ ». بِنَحْوِ حَدِيثِ مَعْمَرٍ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ « فَغَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ ». وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ حَدِيثَ الْمَرْأَةِ فِى قِصَّةِ الْهِرَّةِ وَفِى حَدِيثِ الزُّبَيْدِىِّ قَالَ « فَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ أَخَذَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا أَدِّ مَا أَخَذْتَ مِنْهُ ».

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."

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 ».

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that in a Hadith Qudsi the Prophet (s.a.w) said, quoting the Lord, the Sublime and Majestic: "A man committed a sin and said: 'O Lord, forgive me.' Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said: 'My slave has committed a sin, but he knew that he has a Lord Who forgives sin, and calls people to account for sin.' Then he sinned again and said: 'O Lord, forgive me.' Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said: 'My slave has committed a sin, but he knew that he has a Lord Who forgives sin, and calls people to account for sin.' Then he sinned again and said: 'O Lord, forgive me.' Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said: 'My slave has committed a sin, but he knew that he has a Lord Who forgives sin, and calls people to account for sin. Do what you wish, for I have forgiven you.'" 'Abdul-A'la said: "I do not know whether he said after the third or the fourth time: 'Do what you wish.'"

حَدَّثَنِى عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِى طَلْحَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِى عَمْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فِيمَا يَحْكِى عَنْ رَبِّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَالَ « أَذْنَبَ عَبْدٌ ذَنْبًا فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِى ذَنْبِى. فَقَالَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى أَذْنَبَ عَبْدِى ذَنْبًا فَعَلِمَ أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِالذَّنْبِ. ثُمَّ عَادَ فَأَذْنَبَ فَقَالَ أَىْ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِى ذَنْبِى. فَقَالَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى عَبْدِى أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا فَعَلِمَ أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِالذَّنْبِ. ثُمَّ عَادَ فَأَذْنَبَ فَقَالَ أَىْ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِى ذَنْبِى. فَقَالَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى أَذْنَبَ عَبْدِى ذَنْبًا فَعَلِمَ أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِالذَّنْبِ وَاعْمَلْ مَا شِئْتَ فَقَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكَ ». قَالَ عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى لاَ أَدْرِى أَقَالَ فِى الثَّالِثَةِ أَوِ الرَّابِعَةِ « اعْمَلْ مَا شِئْتَ ».

It was narrated from Abu Musa that the Prophet (s.a.w) said: "Allah holds out His Hand at night to accept the repentance of those who have sinned during the day, and He holds out His Hand by day to accept the repentance of those who have sinned at night – until the sun rises from its place of setting."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِى مُوسَى عَنِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَالَ « إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَبْسُطُ يَدَهُ بِاللَّيْلِ لِيَتُوبَ مُسِىءُ النَّهَارِ وَيَبْسُطُ يَدَهُ بِالنَّهَارِ لِيَتُوبَ مُسِىءُ اللَّيْلِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ مِنْ مَغْرِبِهَا ».

It was narrated that 'Abdullah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'There is no one to whom praise is more dear than Allah,Glorified and Exalted is He, and because of that He praised Himself. And there is no one whose Ghirah (protective jealousy) is greater than Allah's, and because of that He forbade immoral actions, both those that are committed openly and those that are committed in secret."'

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ أَبِى وَائِلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ الْمَدْحُ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ مَدَحَ نَفْسَهُ وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ أَغْيَرَ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ حَرَّمَ الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَ مَا بَطَنَ. ».

It was narrated that 'Abdullah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'There is no one whose protective jealousy is greater than Allah's, and because of that He forbade immoral actions, both those that are committed openly and those that are committed in secret.And there is no one to whom praise is more dear than Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.'"

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ شَقِيقٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « لاَ أَحَدٌ أَغْيَرَ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَلِذَلِكَ حَرَّمَ الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَلاَ أَحَدٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ الْمَدْحُ مِنَ اللَّهِ ».

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'There is no one to whom praise is more dear than Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and because of that He praised Himself. And there is no one whose protective jealousy is greater than Allah's, and because of that He forbade immoral actions. And there is no one to whom apologies (repentance) are dearer than Allah, and because of that He sent down the Book and He sent the Messengers."

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ الْمَدْحُ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ مَدَحَ نَفْسَهُ وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ أَغْيَرَ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ حَرَّمَ الْفَوَاحِشَ وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ الْعُذْرُ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ أَنْزَلَ الْكِتَابَ وَأَرْسَلَ الرُّسُلَ ».