It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped at a place and went somewhere to relieve himself. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) returned, he saw that a man was burning an anthill on the ground or in a tree. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Who among you has done this? A man said: O Messenger of Allah! I did this. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Extinguish it, extinguish it.