سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
أبواب السلام(Abwab Us Salam )
باب فِي قَتْلِ الْحَيَّاتِChapter: Regarding killing snakes.
Hadith 5261
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ , أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ , عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ , عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ , عَنْ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ , أَنَّهُ قَالَ : " اقْتُلُوا الْحَيَّاتِ كُلَّهَا إِلَّا الْجَانَّ الْأَبْيَضَ الَّذِي كَأَنَّهُ قَضِيبُ فِضَّةٍ " , قَالَ أبو داود : فَقَالَ لِي : إِنْسَانٌ الْجَانُّ لَا يَنْعَرِجُ فِي مِشْيَتِهِ , فَإِذَا كَانَ هَذَا صَحِيحًا كَانَتْ عَلَامَةً فِيهِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ " .
Narrated 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 sign in it, if Allah wills.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The narration is mawquf (stopped at a Companion), and the extremely white, shining snakes are perhaps specific to Madinah Munawwarah. From their movement, it can be discerned whether it is a jinn or a snake.
The narration is mawquf (stopped at a Companion), and the extremely white, shining snakes are perhaps specific to Madinah Munawwarah. From their movement, it can be discerned whether it is a jinn or a snake.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5261
