عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ بعثنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في بعث فقال‏:‏ ‏"‏إن وجدتم فلانًا وفلانًا‏"‏ لرجلين من قريش سماهما ‏"‏فأحرقوهما بالنار‏"‏ ثم قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حين أردنا الخروج‏:‏ ‏"‏إني كنت أمرتكم أن تحرقوا فلانًا وفلانًا، وإن النار لا يعذب بها إلا الله، فإن وجدتموهما فاقتلوهما‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported

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 put this bird to distress on account of its young? Return them to her." He (ﷺ) also noticed a mound of ants which we had burnt up. He asked, "Who has set fire to this?" We replied: "We have done so." He (ﷺ) said, "None can chastise with fire except the Rubb of the fire."[Abu Dawud].