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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
مسائل القتل والجرائم الأخرى وأحكام الدماءIssues of Killing, Other Crimes, and Blood Laws
بَاب النَّهْيِ عَنْ تَحْرِيْقِ كُلَّ ذِى رُوْحِ بِالنَّارِChapter: Prohibition of burning any living being with fire
Hadith 6542
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَزَلَ نَبِيٌّ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ فَلَدَغَتْهُ نَمْلَةٌ فَأَمَرَ بِجَهَازِهِ فَأُخْرِجَ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَأُحْرِقَتْ بِالنَّارِ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَيْهِ فَهَلَّا نَمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: A prophet camped under a tree and an ant bit him, so he ordered that his belongings be moved from under that tree, then he ordered that the ants be burned. Thereupon Allah Almighty revealed to that prophet: Why did you not burn only the one ant?
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … In a narration of Sahih Bukhari, it is stated: ((فَأَوْحَی اللّٰہ اِلَیْہِ اَنْ قَرَصَتْکَ نَمْلَۃٌ اَحْرَقْتَ اُمَّۃً مِّنَ الْاُمَمِ تُسْبِحُ اللّٰہَ۔)) … "So Allah Ta'ala revealed to that Prophet that: 'A single ant bit you, yet you burned an entire community from among the communities that glorify Allah Ta'ala.'" It is possible that, according to the Shari'ah of that Prophet, punishing with fire was permissible; therefore, he was not reproached for burning (with fire), but rather he was rebuked for burning the other ants.
