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Regarding Killing Ants

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Darussalam · Volume 5

40. THE BOOK OFETIQUETTE (AL-ADAB)

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الحديث: 5265 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 367

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5265. It was narrated from Al-A'raj, from Abū Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ said: "One of the Prophets stopped beneath a tree, and an ant bit him. He ordered that his luggage be moved from beneath it, then he ordered that it be burned. Then Allāh revealed to him: 'Why not just one ant?'" (Sahih)

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5265 - حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ 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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