Hadith on Animals: Allah rebukes a prophet for killing ants

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “An ant bit one of the Prophets, so he ordered that the colony of ants be burned. Allah revealed to him: One ant has bitten you, so you destroy one of the nations that praise Allah?

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3019, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2241

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلِيهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ‏ أَنَّ نَمْلَةً قَرَصَتْ نَبِيًّا مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ فَأَمَرَ بِقَرْيَةِ النَّمْلِ فَأُحْرِقَتْ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ أَفِي أَنْ قَرَصَتْكَ نَمْلَةٌ أَهْلَكْتَ أُمَّةً مِنَ الأُمَمِ تُسَبِّحُ

3019 صحيح البخاري كتاب الجهاد والسير باب إذا حرق المشرك المسلم هل يحرق

2241 صحيح مسلم كتاب السلام باب النهي عن قتل النمل

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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