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Sahih Muslim 2241c (Book 39, Hadith 202) #12940
The Mercy of Allah towards Ants

SUMMARY: This hadith is about how Allah revealed to a Prophet that it was wrong to burn ants for one of them biting him.

Abu Huraira reported so many ahadith and one of them was this that Allah' Messenger said: When an Apostle from amongst the Apostles of Allah came to sit under a tree an ant bit him. He commanded his luggage to be removed from under the tree and he commanded it to be burnt in the fire and Allah revealed to him:" Why one ant (which had bitten you) was not killed (and why did you burn the others)?
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، قَالَ هَذَا مَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَذَكَرَ أَحَادِيثَ مِنْهَا وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ نَزَلَ نَبِيٌّ مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ فَلَدَغَتْهُ نَمْلَةٌ فَأَمَرَ بِجِهَازِهِ فَأُخْرِجَ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا وَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَأُحْرِقَتْ فِي النَّارِ - قَالَ - فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ فَهَلاَّ نَمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً

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ants  *  prophet  *  mercy  *  fire

QUICK LESSONS:
Show kindness and mercy towards all creatures regardless of their size or strength
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the mercy and compassion of Allah towards even the smallest creatures. It tells us that even though an ant bit a prophet, he was still commanded by Allah not to harm it and instead show mercy. This teaches us that we should be kind and merciful to all creatures, no matter how small they are. We should also remember that whatever we do, Allah will always know and He will judge us accordingly. Therefore, we must strive to do good deeds in order to please Him.

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