1609/1- Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: “The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) sent us out on an expedition and said: ‘If you find so-and-so and so-and-so’, referring to two men from Quraysh whom he named, ‘then burn them with fire.’ Then, when we were set to go, the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘I had commanded you to burn so-and-so and so-and-so, but no one punishes with fire except Allah. So if you find them, kill them.’” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri]
1) If someone deserves to be killed, he should not be burnt by the fire, but instead, he should be killed in a way that is compliant with the implications of Shariah texts.
2) Punishing by the fire is prohibited, because Allah alone punishes with it.
1610/2- Ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: We were on a journey with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) when he went to relieve himself. We then saw a Hummarah (type of bird) with its two chicks. We took its chicks, and the bird came back and started flapping its wings. Upon seeing it, the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) came and said: “Who has distressed it by taking its babies? Return to it its babies.” He also saw an ant colony that we had burned and he said: “Who burned this?” We said: “We did.” He said: “No one should punish with fire except the Lord of fire.” [Narrated by Abu Dāwūd with an authentic Isnād]
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Hummarah: a sparrow-like little bird.
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1) Islam urges kindness and mercy to animals.
2) When one commits a sin, he must instantly repent of it and restore the rights to their rightful owners.