Hadith #344

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏نَزَلَ نَبِيٌّ مِنْ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ فَلَدَغَتْهُ نَمْلَةٌ فَأَمَرَ ‏ ‏بِجَهَازِهِ ‏ ‏فَأُخْرِجَ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا وَأَمَرَ بِالنَّارِ فَأُحْرِقَتْ فِي النَّارِ قَالَ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ فَهَلَّا نَمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً ‏

English Translation

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'A Prophet from among the Prophet ﷺs sat beneath a tree and an ant stung him. He ordered his belongings to be moved out from beneath it and ordered the ant colony to be burned. Allah revealed to him: Was it not just one ant that stung you? Why did you burn an entire nation that glorifies Allah?'

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 18, Hadith 344

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 7782

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