Sunan Abi Dawud · (Abwab Us Salam )
باب فِي قَتْلِ الْحَيَّاتِ
Chapter: Regarding killing snakes.
14 hadith · references 5248–5261
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Abu Dawud · 5248مَا سَالَمْنَاهُنَّ مُنْذُ حَارَبْنَاهُنَّ , وَمَنْ تَرَكَ شَيْئًا مِنْهُنَّ خِيفَةً , فَلَيْسَ مِنَّاNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: We have not made peace with them since we fought with them, so he who leaves any of them alone through fear does not belong to us.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5249اقْتُلُوا الْحَيَّاتِ كُلَّهُنَّ فَمَنْ خَافَ ثَأْرَهُنَّ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّيNarrated Abdullah ibn Masud: The Prophet ﷺ said: Kill all the snakes, and he who fears their revenge does not belong to me.7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5250مَنْ تَرَكَ الْحَيَّاتِ مَخَافَةَ طَلَبِهِنَّ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا , مَا سَالَمْنَاهُنَّ مُنْذُ حَارَبْنَاهُنَّNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet ﷺ said: He who leaves the snakes along through fear of their pursuit, does not belong to us. We have not made peace with them since we have fought with them.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5251حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ , حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ , عَنْ مُوسَى الطَّحَّانِ , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَابِطٍ , عَنْ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ , أَنَّهُ قَالNarrated Al-Abbas ibn Abdul Muttalib: Al-Abbas said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: We wish to sweep out Zamzam, but in it there are some of these Jinnan, meaning small snakes; so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered that they 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5252اقْتُلُوا الْحَيَّاتِ , وَذَا الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ , وَالْأَبْتَرَ , فَإِنَّهُمَا يَلْتَمِسَانِ الْبَصَرَ , وَيُسْقِطَانِ الْحَبَلَIbn 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) use5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5253نَهَى عَنْ قَتْلِ الْجِنَّانِ الَّتِي تَكُونُ فِي الْبُيُوتِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَا الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ وَالْأَبْتَرَ , فَإِنَّهُمَا يَخْطِفَانِ الْبَصَرَ وَيَطْرَحَانِ مَا فِي بُطُونِ النِّسَاءِAbu Lubabah said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited killing the jinnan (small snakes) that are in the house, except the one which have two streaks and the one with small tail, for they obliterate the eyesight and cause4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5254حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ , حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ , عَنْ أَيُّوبَ , عَنْ نَافِعٍ , أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ وَجَدَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ يَعْنِي بَعْد مَا حَدَّثَهُ أَبُو لُبابةَ , حَيَّةً فِي دَارِهِ , فَNafi said: After that, that is, after Abu Lubabah had mentioned him this tradition, Ibn Umar found a snake in his house; he commanded regarding it and it was driven away to al-Baqi'.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5255حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ السَّرْحِ , وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ , قَالَا : أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ , قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَسُامَةُ , عَنْ نَافِعٍ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ , قَالَ نَافِعٌ : ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُهَا بThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Nafi through a different chain of transmitters. In this version Nafi said: After that I saw it again in his house.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5256إِنَّ الْهَوَامَّ مِنَ الْجِنِّ , فَمَنْ رَأَى فِي بَيْتِهِ شَيْئًا , فَلْيُحَرِّجْ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ , فَإِنْ عَادَ فَلْيَقْتُلْهُ , فَإِنَّهُ شَيْطَانٌNarrated Abu Saeed al-Khudri: Muhammad ibn Abu Yahya said that his father told that he and his companion went to Abu Saeed al-Khudri to pay a sick visit to him. He said: Then we came out from him and met a companion of o5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5257إِنَّ ابْنَ عَمٍّ لي كَانَ فِي هَذَا الْبَيْتِ , فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْأَحْزَابِ اسْتَأْذَنَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ , وَكَانَ حَدِيثَ عَهْدٍ بِعُرْسٍ , فَأَذِنَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَمَرَهAbu al-Saib said I went to visit Abu Sa’ld al-Khudri, and while I was sitting I heard a movement under under his couch. When I looked and found a snake there, I got up. Abu Sa’ld said: what is with you? I said: Here is a6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5258حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى , عَنْ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ , بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ مُخْتَصَرًا , قَالَ : فَلْيُؤْذِنْهُ ثَلَاثًا , فَإِنْ بَدَا لَهُ بَعْدُ , فَلْيَقْتُلْهُ , فَإِنَّهُ شَيْطَانٌ . The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn 'Ajilan through a different chain of narrators briefly. This version has: He should give it a warning three times. If it appears to him after that, he should3 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5259حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ , قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي مَالِكٌ , عَنْ صَيْفِيٍّ مَوْلَى ابْنِ أَفْلَحَ , قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو السَّائِبِ مَوْلَى هِشَامِ بْنِ زُهْرَةThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Saeed al-Khudri in a similar manner through a different chain of narrators. This version is more perfect. In this version he said: give it a warning for thre6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5260حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ , عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى , عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ , عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى , عَنْ أَبِيهِ , أَنّ رَسُولَNarrated Abdur Rahman Ibn Abu Layla: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the house-snakes. He said: When you see one of them in your dwelling, say: I adjure you by the covenant which Noah made with you, and I adjure6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5261اقْتُلُوا الْحَيَّاتِ كُلَّهَا إِلَّا الْجَانَّ الْأَبْيَضَ الَّذِي كَأَنَّهُ قَضِيبُ فِضَّةٍNarrated Abdullah ibn Masud: Kill all the snakes except the little white one which looks like a silver wand. Abu Dawud said: A man said to me: A white snake does not wind in its movement. If it is correct, that is a sign5 narrators