Sunan an-Nasa'i 4359
سنن النسائي#4359SahihIt was narrated from al-Hasan:"One of the prophets stopped beneath a tree and an ant bit him, so he gave instructions that their nest be burned with all the ants inside it. Then Allah revealed to him" 'Why did you not punish just one ant?" Al-Ash' ath said: "A similar report was narrated from Ibn Sirin, from Abu Hurairah, from the Prophet, in which were added the words: 'for they glorify Allah
Scholarly Authentication
We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:
Abu GhuddahSahih Maqtu
Al-AlbaniSahih Isnaad
Zubair Ali ZaiIsnaad Sahih
In-book reference: 42:97