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Bukhari 6481 — The man who told his sons to burn his body for fear of God

البخاري 6481 — الرجل الذي أوصى بنيه أن يحرقوه خشية من الله

A hadith qudsi in Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 6481: The man who told his sons to burn his body for fear of God. The Prophet relates it from his Lord; the Hadith Qudsi Browser gathers its narrations across the six books and the Muwatta.

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«ذكر رجلا فيمن كان سلف أو قبلكم آتاه الله مالا وولدا يعني أعطاه قال فلما حضر قال لبنيه أى أب كنت قالوا خير أب. قال فإنه لم يبتئر عند الله خيرا فسرها قتادة لم يدخر وإن يقدم على الله يعذبه …»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

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Mal (property) in fiqh: definitions, kinds, usufruct and debt as property· Muhammad· Sacred hadith (hadith qudsi)

People and things also explored

Bukhari 2227 — Three whose adversary I shall be on the Day of Resurrection· Bukhari 2270 — Three whose adversary I shall be on the Day of Resurrection· Bukhari 4684 — Spend, and I shall spend on you· Bukhari 5352 — Spend, and I shall spend on you· Bukhari 7495 — Spend, and I shall spend on you· Bukhari 7496 — Spend, and I shall spend on you· Ibn Majah 2123 — Spend, and I shall spend on you· Muslim 993 — Spend, and I shall spend on you

Sources

  • Sahih al-Bukhari
  • hadith-api (fawazahmed0): open hadith editions
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Bukhari 2227 — Three whose adversary I shall be on the Day of Resurrection

A hadith qudsi in Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 2227: Three whose adversary I shall be on the Day of Resurrection. The Prophet relates it from his Lord; the Hadith Qudsi Browser gathers its narrations across the six books and the Muwatta.