Sahih Muslim Book - 39, Hadith - 5851

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ ، قَالَ : هَذَا مَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَذَكَرَ أَحَادِيثَ مِنْهَا ، وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : نَزَلَ نَبِيٌّ مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ ، فَلَدَغَتْهُ نَمْلَةٌ ، فَأَمَرَ بِجِهَازِهِ فَأُخْرِجَ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا ، وَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَأُحْرِقَتْ فِي النَّارِ ، قَالَ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ : فَهَلاَّ نَمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً.

It was narrated that Hammam bin Munabbih said: “This is what Abu Hurairah narrated to us from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w),” – and he narrated a number of Ahadith including the following: “The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: ‘One of the Prophet halted beneath a tree and an ant bit him. He ordered that his belongings be removed from beneath (the tree), then he ordered that it be burned. Allah revealed to him: ‘Why not punish just one ant?”’