Hadith 258

rified Him-azwj with it! ’
A frog called out to him-as from a pond in his-as house, ‘O Dawood-as! You-as are priding to Allah‑azwj with your-as glorification! There have been seventy years for me, my tongue has not dried from mentioning Allah-azwj the Exalted, and there have been tend night for me, I have neither eaten a greenery nor drunk any water, being pre-occupied with two phrases! ’
He-as said: ‘What are these two? ’ It said, ‘’O glorified by every tongue and mentioned in every place! ’’
Dawood-as said within himself-as: ‘And I-as cannot say any more eloquently than this! ’’[197]
And it is reported by Al Bayhaqi in his ‘Shu’ba’, from Anas Bin Malik (well-known fabricator) having said, ‘Dawood-as a Prophet-as of Allah-azwj, thought within himself-as that no one has praised his Creator superior to what he-as had praised Him-azwj with. So, Allah-azwj Sent down an Angel to him-as while he-as was seated in his-as prayer niche, and the pond was to his-as side. He said, ‘O Dawood-as! Understand what sound the frog is making! ’ He-as listened intently to it, and behold, it was saying, ‘Glory be to You-as and with Your-azwj Praise to the peak of Your‑azwj Knowledge! ’
The Angel said to him-as, ‘What is your-as view? ’ He-as said: ‘By the One-azwj Who Made me-as a Prophet-as! I-as have not praised Him-azwj (with the likes of) this! ’’[198]
And it is reported by Ibn Aday, from Ibn Umar, ‘The Prophet-saww said: ‘Do not kill the frog for its croaking is glorification (of Allah-azwj)! ’’[199]
And in ‘Shifa Al Sudoor’ – from Abdullah Bin Amro Bin Al Aas, ‘Do not kill the frogs for their croaking is a glorification (of Allah-azwj)! ’’[200]