Hadith 5268

Regarding Killing Ants

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Darussalam · Volume 5

40. THE BOOK OFETIQUETTE (AL-ADAB)

Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 5268 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 367

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5268. It was narrated from 'Abdur-Raḥmān bin 'Abdullāh that his father said: "We were with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ on a journey, and he went out to relieve himself. We saw a red-headed sparrow that had two chicks with her, and we took her chicks. The red-headed sparrow started to flap her wings. The Prophet ﷺ came and said: 'Who has upset her by taking away her children? Give her children back to her.' And he saw an ant colony that we had burned, and said: 'Who burned this?' We said: 'We did.' He said: 'No one should punish with fire but the Lord of fire.'[1] (Ḥasan)

Arabic text

5268 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو صَالِحٍ مَحْبُوبُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْفَزَارِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: «وَهُوَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ» عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ، فَانْطَلَقَ لِحَاجَتِهِ، فَرَأَيْنَا حُمَّرَةً مَعَهَا فَرْخَانِ فَأَخَذْنَا فَرْخَيْهَا، فَجَاءَتِ الْحُمَرَةُ، فَجَعَلَتْ تُفَرِّشُ، فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ : «مَنْ فَجَعَ هَذِهِ بِوَلَدِهَا؟ رُدُّوا وَلَدَهَا إِلَيْهَا» وَرَأَى قَرْيَةَ نَمْلٍ قَدْ حَرَّقْنَاهَا، فَقَالَ: «مَنْ حَرَّقَ هَذِهِ؟» قُلْنَا: نَحْنُ، قَالَ: «إِنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُعَذِّبَ بِالنَّارِ إِلَّا رَبُّ النَّارِ»

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[1] This preceded, see number 2675.