question #3 Sahih al-Bukhari 7506, Book 97, Hadith 131 : What does this narrative teach about Allah’s power over creation and the afterlife?

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.”