سنن أبي داود

Hadith 5265

Book 52: (Abwab Us Salam )

أبواب السلام

Chapter 177

Chapter: Regarding killing ants.

باب فِي قَتْلِ الذَّرِّ

English narration

Narrated by أبو هريرة الدوسي

Abu Hurairah reported the prophet ﷺ as saying: A prophet got down beneath a tree and he was stung by an ant. He ordered regarding the baggage and it was removed from beneath it. He then ordered regarding it and it was burnt. Allah then revealed to him: why not (just) one ant?

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ , عَنْ الْمُغِيرَةِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ , عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ , عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ , عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ , أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : "

نَزَلَ نَبِيٌّ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ فَلَدَغَتْهُ نَمْلَةٌ , فَأَمَرَ بِجِهَازِهِ فَأُخْرِجَ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا , ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَأُحْرِقَتْ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ فَهَلَّا نَمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 5265In-book: Book 52, Hadith 5265

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