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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
أبواب السلام(Abwab Us Salam )
باب فِي قَتْلِ الْحَيَّاتِChapter: Regarding killing snakes.
Hadith 5248
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاق بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل , حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ , عَنْ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ , عَنْ أَبِيهِ , عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ , قَالَ : قال رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَا سَالَمْنَاهُنَّ مُنْذُ حَارَبْنَاهُنَّ , وَمَنْ تَرَكَ شَيْئًا مِنْهُنَّ خِيفَةً , فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا " .
Narrated 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.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
In this hadith, the command has been given to kill snakes—that wherever you see one, kill it, even if it is in the Haram (sanctuary). There were some snakes present in Madinah Munawwarah, so the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had prohibited killing them at that time. However, later on, a general command was given that wherever there is a snake, kill it. Now, this is the ruling; the previous prohibition is abrogated.
In this hadith, the command has been given to kill snakes—that wherever you see one, kill it, even if it is in the Haram (sanctuary). There were some snakes present in Madinah Munawwarah, so the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had prohibited killing them at that time. However, later on, a general command was given that wherever there is a snake, kill it. Now, this is the ruling; the previous prohibition is abrogated.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 1188
