سنن ابي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
أبواب السلام
(Abwab Us Salam )
باب فِي قَتْلِ الْحَيَّاتِ
Chapter: Regarding killing snakes.
Hadith 5248
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.
Hadith 5249
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ بَيَانٍ السُّكَّرِيُّ , عَنْ إِسْحَاق بْنِ يُوسُفَ , عَنْ شَرِيكٍ , عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق , عَنْ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ , عَنْ أَبِيهِ ,عَنْ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ , قَالَ : قال رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " اقْتُلُوا الْحَيَّاتِ كُلَّهُنَّ فَمَنْ خَافَ ثَأْرَهُنَّ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي " .
Narrated Abdullah ibn Masud: The Prophet ﷺ said: Kill all the snakes, and he who fears their revenge does not belong to me.
Hadith 5250
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ , حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ , قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ عِكْرِمَةَ يَرْفَعُ الْحَدِيثَ فِيمَا أَرَى إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ : قال رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ تَرَكَ الْحَيَّاتِ مَخَافَةَ طَلَبِهِنَّ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا , مَا سَالَمْنَاهُنَّ مُنْذُ حَارَبْنَاهُنَّ " .
Narrated 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.
Hadith 5251
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ , حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ , عَنْ مُوسَى الطَّحَّانِ , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَابِطٍ , عَنْ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ , أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنَّا نُرِيدُ أَنْ نَكْنُسَ زَمْزَمَ وَإِنَّ فِيهَا مِنْ هَذِهِ الْجِنَّانِ , يَعْنِي الْحَيَّاتِ الصِّغَارَ , فَأَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَتْلِهِنَّ " .
Narrated 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 should be killed.
Hadith 5252
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 .
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.
Hadith 5253
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ , عَنْ مَالِكٍ , عَنْ نَافِعٍ , عَنْ أَبِي لُبابةَ , أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " نَهَى عَنْ قَتْلِ الْجِنَّانِ الَّتِي تَكُونُ فِي الْبُيُوتِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَا الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ وَالْأَبْتَرَ , فَإِنَّهُمَا يَخْطِفَانِ الْبَصَرَ وَيَطْرَحَانِ مَا فِي بُطُونِ النِّسَاءِ " .
Abu 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 cause miscarriage.
Hadith 5254
حَدَّثَنَا 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 , فَأَمَرَ بِهَا , فَأُخْرِجَتْ يَعْنِي إِلَى الْبَقِيعِ .
Nafi 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'.
Hadith 5255
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ السَّرْحِ , وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ , قَالَا : أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ , قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَسُامَةُ , عَنْ نَافِعٍ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ , قَالَ نَافِعٌ : ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُهَا بَعْدُ فِي بَيْتِهِ .
The 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.
Hadith 5256
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ , حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى , عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي يَحْيَى , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي أَنَّهُ انْطَلَقَ هُوَ وَصَاحِبٌ لَهُ إِلَى أَبِي سَعِيدٍ يَعُودَانِهِ , فَخَرَجْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ , فَلَقِيَنَا صَاحِبٌ لَنَا وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ عَلَيْهِ , فَأَقْبَلْنَا نَحْنُ , فَجَلَسْنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ , فَجَاءَ , فَأَخْبَرَنَا أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ , يَقُولُ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ الْهَوَامَّ مِنَ الْجِنِّ , فَمَنْ رَأَى فِي بَيْتِهِ شَيْئًا , فَلْيُحَرِّجْ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ , فَإِنْ عَادَ فَلْيَقْتُلْهُ , فَإِنَّهُ شَيْطَانٌ " .
Narrated 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 ours who wanted to go to him. We went ahead and sat in the mosque. He then came back and told us that he heard Abu Saeed al-Khudri say: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Some snakes are jinn; so when anyone sees one of them in his house, he should give it a warning three times. If it return (after that), he should kill it, for it is a devil.
Hadith 5257
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ مَوْهَبٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ , حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ , عَنْ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ , عَنْ صَيْفِيٍّ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ مَوْلَى الْأَنْصَارِ , عَنْ أَبِي السَّائِبِ , قَالَ : أَتَيْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ , فَبَيْنمَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ عِنْدُهُ , سَمِعْتُ تَحْتَ سَرِيرِهِ تَحْرِيكَ شَيْءٍ , فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا حَيَّةٌ , فَقُمْتُ , فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ : مَا لَكَ ؟ قُلْتُ : حَيَّةٌ هَاهُنَا , قَالَ : فَتُرِيدُ مَاذَا ؟ قُلْتُ : أَقْتُلُهَا , فَأَشَارَ إِلَى بَيْتٍ فِي دَارِهِ تِلْقَاءَ بَيْتِهِ , فَقَالَ : " إِنَّ 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 وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ بِسِلَاحِهِ , فَأَتَى دَارَهُ فَوَجَدَ امْرَأَتَهُ قَائِمَةً عَلَى باب الْبَيْتِ , فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهَا بِالرُّمْحِ , فَقَالَتْ : لَا تَعْجَلْ حَتَّى تَنْظُرَ مَا أَخْرَجَنِي , فَدَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ فَإِذَا حَيَّةٌ مُنْكَرَةٌ , فَطَعَنَهَا بِالرُّمْحِ , ثُمَّ خَرَجَ بِهَا فِي الرُّمْحِ تَرْتَكِضُ , قَالَ : فَلَا أَدْرِي أَيُّهُمَا كَانَ أَسْرَعَ مَوْتًا الرَّجُلُ أَوِ الْحَيَّةُ , فَأَتَى قَوْمُهُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , فَقَالُوا : ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَرُدَّ صَاحِبَنَا , فَقَالَ : اسْتَغْفِرُوا لِصَاحِبِكُمْ , ثُمَّ قَالَ : إِنَّ نَفَرًا مِنَ الْجِنِّ أَسْلَمُوا بِالْمَدِينَةِ , فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ فَحَذِّرُوهُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ , ثُمَّ إِنْ بَدَا لَكُمْ بَعْدُ أَنْ تَقْتُلُوهُ فَاقْتُلُوهُ بَعْدَ الثَّلَاثِ " .
Abu 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 a snake. He said: what do you want ? I said: I shall kill it. He then pointed to a room in his house in front of his room and said: My cousin (son of my uncle) was in this room. He asked his permission to go to his wife on the occasion of the battle of Troops (Ahzab), as he was recently married. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave him permission and ordered him to take his weapon with him. He came to his house and found his wife standing at the door of the house. When he pointed to her with the lance, she said; do not make haste till you see what has brought me out. He entered the house and found an ugly snake there. He pierced in the lance while it was quivering. He said: I do not know which of them died first, the man or the snake. His people then came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: supplicate Allah to restore our companion to life for us. He said: Ask forgiveness for your Companion. Then he said: In Madina a group of Jinn have embraced Islam, so when you see one of them, pronounce a waring to it three times and if it appears to you after that, kill it after three days.
Hadith 5258
حَدَّثَنَا 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 should kill it, for it is a devil.
Hadith 5259
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ , قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي مَالِكٌ , عَنْ صَيْفِيٍّ مَوْلَى ابْنِ أَفْلَحَ , قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو السَّائِبِ مَوْلَى هِشَامِ بْنِ زُهْرَةَ , أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ , فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ وَأَتَمَّ مِنْهُ , قَالَ : فَآذِنُوهُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ , فَإِنْ بَدَا لَكُمْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَاقْتُلُوهُ , فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ شَيْطَانٌ .
The 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 three days; if it appears to you after that, then kill it, for it is only a devil.
Hadith 5260
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ , عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى , عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ , عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى , عَنْ أَبِيهِ , أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُئِلَ عَنْ حَيَّاتِ الْبُيُوتِ , فَقَالَ : إِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ مِنْهُنَّ شَيْئًا فِي مَسَاكِنِكُمْ , فَقُولُوا : أَنْشُدُكُنَّ الْعَهْدَ الَّذِي أَخَذَ عَلَيْكُنَّ نُوحٌ , أَنْشُدُكُنَّ الْعَهْدَ الَّذِي أَخَذَ عَلَيْكُنَّ سُلَيْمَانُ , أَنْ لَا تُؤْذُونَا فَإِنْ عُدْنَ فَاقْتُلُوهُنَّ " .
Narrated 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 adjure you by the covenant which Solomon made with you not to harm us. Then if they come back, kill them.
Hadith 5261
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.
