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Sahih al-Bukhari 3019 (Book 56, Hadith 228) #2888
The Punishment of One Ant

SUMMARY: This hadith is about a Prophet who was bitten by an ant and in response, he ordered to burn the place of the ants. However, Allah revealed to him that it was wrong of him to punish an entire nation for the mistake of one ant.

Narrated Abu Hurairah (ra): I heard Allah's Messenger saying, "An ant bit a Prophet amongst the Prophets, and he ordered that the place of the ants be burnt. So, Allah inspired to him, 'It is because one ant bit you that you burnt a nation amongst the nations that glorify Allah?"
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، وَأَبِي، سَلَمَةَ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ قَرَصَتْ نَمْلَةٌ نَبِيًّا مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ، فَأَمَرَ بِقَرْيَةِ النَّمْلِ فَأُحْرِقَتْ، فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ قَرَصَتْكَ نَمْلَةٌ أَحْرَقْتَ أُمَّةً مِنَ الأُمَمِ تُسَبِّحُ اللَّهِ.‏"‏‏‏

TOPICS
ant  *  prophet  *  nation  *  glorify  *  punish  *  namlah  *  nabi  *  qawm  *  hamd  *  adhab

QUICK LESSONS:
Show mercy towards others even when they make mistakes; Be patient; Do justice; Glorify Allah through your actions and words; Do not retaliate evil with evil; Forgive those who have wronged you.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a Prophet who was bitten by an ant and in response, he ordered to burn the place of the ants. However, Allah revealed to him that it was wrong of him to punish an entire nation for the mistake of one ant. This teaches us that we should not be too harsh on others when they make mistakes as this could lead us into sinning ourselves. We should instead forgive them and show mercy towards them as this is what Allah would want from us. We should also remember that no matter how small or insignificant something may seem, it can still have a great impact on our lives if we are not careful with our actions and words.

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