Bukhari 3019 — A prophet stung by an ant: why not just the one ant

البخاري 3019 — نبي قرصته نملة: فهلا نملة واحدة

A hadith qudsi in Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 3019: A prophet stung by an ant: why not just the one ant. The Prophet relates it from his Lord; the Hadith Qudsi Browser gathers its narrations across the six books and the Muwatta.

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«قرصت نملة نبيا من الأنبياء، فأمر بقرية النمل فأحرقت، فأوحى الله إليه أن قرصتك نملة أحرقت أمة من الأمم تسبح الله.»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

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The ant· Muhammad· Sacred hadith (hadith qudsi)

People and things also explored

Abu Dawud 5265 — A prophet stung by an ant: why not just the one ant· Abu Dawud 5266 — A prophet stung by an ant: why not just the one ant· Bukhari 3319 — A prophet stung by an ant: why not just the one ant· Ibn Majah 3225 — A prophet stung by an ant: why not just the one ant· Muslim 2241 — A prophet stung by an ant: why not just the one ant· Muslim 2241b — A prophet stung by an ant: why not just the one ant· Muslim 2241c — A prophet stung by an ant: why not just the one ant· Nasa'i 4358 — A prophet stung by an ant: why not just the one ant

Sources

  • Sahih al-Bukhari
  • hadith-api (fawazahmed0): open hadith editions
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islam.museum contributors. “Bukhari 3019 — A prophet stung by an ant: why not just the one ant”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/bukhari-3019/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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Abu Dawud 5265 — A prophet stung by an ant: why not just the one ant

A hadith qudsi in Sunan Abi Dawud, no. 5265: A prophet stung by an ant: why not just the one ant. The Prophet relates it from his Lord; the Hadith Qudsi Browser gathers its narrations across the six books and the Muwatta.