سنن أبي داود

Hadith 5266

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 Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: An ant stung a prophet. He ordered a colony of ants to be burned. Allah revealed to him: because an ant stung you, you have perished a community which glorifies Me.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ , حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ , قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ , عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ , عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ , , عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ , عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "

أَنَّ نَمْلَةً قَرَصَتْ نَبِيًّا مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ , فَأَمَرَ بِقَرْيَةِ النَّمْلِ فَأُحْرِقَتْ , فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ : أَفِي أَنْ قَرَصَتْكَ نَمْلَةٌ أَهْلَكْتَ أُمَّةً مِنَ الْأُمَمِ تُسَبِّحُ ؟

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 5266In-book: Book 52, Hadith 5266

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