سنن أبي داود

Hadith 5252

Book 52: (Abwab Us Salam )

أبواب السلام

Chapter 175

Chapter: Regarding killing snakes.

باب فِي قَتْلِ الْحَيَّاتِ

English narration

Narrated by عبد الله بن عمر العدوي

Ibn Umar reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Kill snakes, kill those which have two streaks and those with small tails, for they obliterate the eyesight and cause miscarriage. Salim said: Abdullah (bin Umar) used to kill every snake which he found. Abu Lubabah or Zaid bin al-Khattab saw him chasing a snake. He said: He (the Prophet) prohibited house-snakes.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ , حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ , عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ , عَنْ سَالِمٍ , عَنْ أَبِيهِ , أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : "

اقْتُلُوا الْحَيَّاتِ , وَذَا الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ , وَالْأَبْتَرَ , فَإِنَّهُمَا يَلْتَمِسَانِ الْبَصَرَ , وَيُسْقِطَانِ الْحَبَلَ

" , قَالَ : وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَقْتُلُ كُلَّ حَيَّةٍ وَجَدَهَا , فَأَبْصَرَهُ أَبُو لبابةَ أَوْ زَيْدُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ وَهُوَ يُطَارِدُ حَيَّةً , فَقَالَ : إِنَّهُ قَدْ نُهِيَ عَنْ ذَوَاتِ الْبُيُوتِ .

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 5252In-book: Book 52, Hadith 5252

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