Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of The Beginning of Creation
16- بَابُ خَمْسٌ مِنَ الدَّوَابِّ فَوَاسِقُ يُقْتَلْنَ فِي الْحَرَمِ:
(16) Chapter. Five kinds of animals are Fawaisiq (harmful), and one is allowed to kill them even in the Sanctuary (Al-Haram) of Makkah and Al-Madina.
6 hadith · references 3314–3319
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Bukhari · 3314خَمْسٌ فَوَاسِقُ يُقْتَلْنَ فِي الْحَرَمِ الْفَأْرَةُ ، وَالْعَقْرَبُ ، وَالْحُدَيَّا ، وَالْغُرَابُ ، وَالْكَلْبُ الْعَقُورُThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Five kinds of animals are mischief-doers and can be killed even in the Sanctuary They are the rat the scorpion, the kite, the crow and the rabid dog."6 narratorsBukhari · 3315خَمْسٌ مِنَ الدَّوَابِّ مَنْ قَتَلَهُنَّ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِ الْعَقْرَبُ ، وَالْفَأْرَةُ ، وَالْكَلْبُ الْعَقُورُ ، وَالْغُرَابُ ، وَالْحِدَأَةُAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "It is not sinful of a person in the state of Ihram to kill any of these five animals The scorpion, the rat, the rabid dog, the crow and the kite."4 narratorsBukhari · 3316حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ كَثِيرٍ ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا رَفَعَهُ ، قَالَ : " خَمِّرُوا الْآنِيَةَ ، وَأَوْكُوا الْأَسْقِيThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Cover your utensils and tie your water skins, and close your doors and keep your children close to you at night, as the Jinns spread out at such time and snatch things away. When you go to bed, put8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 3317وُقِيَتْ شَرَّكُمْ كَمَا وُقِيتُمْ شَرَّهَاOnce we were in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in a cave. Surat-al-Mursalat (77) was revealed there, and we were learning it from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . Suddenly a snake came out of its hole and we rushed towards 21 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 3318حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A woman entered the (Hell) Fire because of a cat which she had tied, neither giving it food nor setting it free to eat from the vermin of the earth. "8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 3319نَزَلَ نَبِيٌّ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ فَلَدَغَتْهُ نَمْلَةٌ فَأَمَرَ بِجَهَازِهِ فَأُخْرِجَ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا ، ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِبَيْتِهَا فَأُحْرِقَ بِالنَّارِ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ فَهَلَّا نَمْلَةً وَاحِدAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Once while a prophet amongst the prophets was taking a rest underneath a tree, an ant bit him. He, therefore, ordered that his luggage be taken away from underneath that tree and then ordered5 narrators