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Sunan Abi Dawud 5266 (Book 43, Hadith 494) #25557
The Prophet's Mercy for Ants

SUMMARY: The Prophet was stung by an ant and in response, he ordered a colony of ants to be burned. Allah revealed to him that he had wronged the community of ants who glorified Him.

Abu Hurairah reported Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) 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.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ نَمْلَةً قَرَصَتْ نَبِيًّا مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ فَأَمَرَ بِقَرْيَةِ النَّمْلِ فَأُحْرِقَتْ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ فِي أَنْ قَرَصَتْكَ نَمْلَةٌ أَهْلَكْتَ أُمَّةً مِنَ الأُمَمِ تُسَبِّحُ

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QUICK LESSONS:
Show mercy and compassion towards all creatures regardless of their size or significance in our eyes .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the mercy and compassion of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. He was stung by an ant and in response he ordered a colony of ants to be burned. However, Allah revealed to him that this was wrong as these were creatures who glorified Him. This teaches us that even though we may feel pain or anger due to something small like being stung by an ant, we should still show mercy and compassion towards all creatures as they are all part of God's creation. We should also remember that even though something may seem insignificant or small in our eyes it can still have great importance in God's eyes.

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