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Sunan Abu DawudGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Sunan Abu Dawud 5268

Chapter: Regarding killing ants

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 5268

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

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 صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي سَفَرٍ فَانْطَلَقَ لِحَاجَتِهِ فَرَأَيْنَا حُمَّرَةً مَعَهَا فَرْخَانِ فَأَخَذْنَا فَرْخَيْهَا فَجَاءَتِ الْحُمَّرَةُ فَجَعَلَتْ تُعَرِّشُ فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ فَجَعَ هَذِهِ بِوَلَدِهَا رُدُّوا وَلَدَهَا إِلَيْهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَرَأَى قَرْيَةَ نَمْلٍ قَدْ حَرَّقْنَاهَا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ حَرَّقَ هَذِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْنَا نَحْنُ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏

إِنَّهُ لاَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُعَذِّبَ بِالنَّارِ إِلاَّ رَبُّ النَّارِ ‏"

‘Abd al-Rahman b. ‘Abd Allah quoted his father as saying :

When we were on a journey with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he had gone to releive himself, we saw a Hummarah with two young ones. We took the young ones. The Hummarah came and began to spread out its wings. Then the prophet (May peace be upon him) came and said : who has pained this young by the loss of her young? Give her young ones back to her. We also saw an ant-hill which we had burned. He asked? Who has burned this? We replied : we have. He said: it is not fitting that anyone but the lord of the fire should punish with fire.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 5268, 2675).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sunan Abu Dawud 2675

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( فَانْطَلَقَ ) : أَيْ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ( حُمَّرَة ) : فِي النِّهَايَة : هِيَ بِضَمِّ الْحَاء وَتَشْدِيد الْمِيم وَقَدْ تُخَفَّف طَائِر صَغِير كَالْعُصْفُورِ اِنْتَهَى. وَقَالَ الدَّمِيرِيّ : بِضَمِّ الْحَاء الْمُهْمَلَة وَتَشْدِيد الْمِيم وَبِالرَّاءِ الْمُهْمَلَة ضَرْب مِنْ الطَّيْر كَالْعُصْفُورِ وَالْوَاحِدَة حُمَّرَة وَهِيَ حَلَال بِالْإِجْمَاعِ لِأَنَّهَا مِنْ أَنْوَاع الْعَصَافِير. وَأَخْرَجَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ وَالْحَاكِم وَقَالَ صَحِيح الْإِسْنَاد عَنْ اِبْن مَسْعُود رَضِيَ اللَّه عَنْهُ قَالَ " كُنَّا عِنْد النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَدَخَلَ رَجُل غَيْضَة. فَأَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا بَيْضَ حُمَّرَة فَجَاءَتْ الْحُمَّرَة تَرِفُّ عَلَى رَ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 5268
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5268
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5268

Other versions

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2675

No one should punish with fire except the Lord of fire

We were on a journey with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) when he went to relieve himself. We then saw a Hummarah (a type of bird) with its two chicks. We took its chicks, and the bird came back and began to flap its wings. Upon seeing it, the Prophet (may…

إِنَّهُ لاَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُعَذِّبَ بِالنَّارِ إِلاَّ رَبُّ النَّارِ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd Explained

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 1610

We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in a journey when he drew apart (to relieve nature). In his absence, we saw a red bird which had two young ones with it. We caught them and the red mother bird came, beating the earth with its wings. In the meantime the Prophet (ﷺ) returned and said, "Who has…

وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ كنا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في سفر، فانطلق لحاجته، فرأينا حمرة معها فرخان، فأخذنا فرخيها، فجاءت الحمرة فجعلت تعرش فجاء النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال‏:‏ ‏"‏من فجع هذه بولدها‏؟‏…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3542

When I we were on a journey with God’s Messenger and he had gone to relieve himself we saw a hummara* with two young ones and took the young ones, whereupon the hummara came and began to spread out its wings. Then when the Prophet came he said, “Who has pained this one by the loss of her young?…

وَعَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ فَانْطَلَقَ لِحَاجَتِهِ فَرَأَيْنَا حُمْرَةً مَعَهَا فَرْخَانِ فَأَخَذْنَا…

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