الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
مسائل القتل والجرائم الأخرى وأحكام الدماءIssues of Killing, Other Crimes, and Blood Laws
باب النهي عَنْ قَبل حَيَّاتِ البيوتِ إِلَّا بَعْدَ تَحْذِيرِهَا إلا الْأَبْتَر وَذَا الطميتينِ فَإِنَّهُمَا يُقتلان
Chapter: Prohibition of killing house snakes except after warning them, except the short-tailed and two-striped, for they are to be killed
Hadith 6494
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْ قَتْلِ حَيَّاتِ الْبُيُوتِ إِلَّا الْأَبْتَرَ وَذَا الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَخْتَطِفَانِ وَفِي لَفْظٍ يَطْمِسَانِ الْأَبْصَارَ وَيَطْرَحَانِ الْحَمْلَ مِنْ بُطُونِ النِّسَاءِ وَمَنْ تَرَكَهُمَا فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا
It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade killing household snakes, except for two types: the snake with a short tail and the one with two stripes on its back, for they snatch away eyesight and cause miscarriages in women. Whoever leaves these two (without killing them) is not from among us.
Hadith 6495
عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ قَتْلِ عَوَامِرِ الْبُيُوتِ إِلَّا مَنْ كَانَ مِنْ ذَوِي الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ وَالْأَبْتَرَ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَكْمِهَانِ الْأَبْصَارَ وَتُخْدَجُ مِنْهُنَّ النِّسَاءُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade killing snakes that live in houses, except for two types: one that has two stripes on its back, and the other, the short-tailed harmful snake. These two cause blindness and cause pregnant women to miscarry.
Hadith 6496
عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ اقْتُلُوا الْحَيَّاتِ وَاقْتُلُوا ذَا الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ وَالْأَبْتَرَ فَإِنَّهُمَا يُسْقِطَانِ الْحَبَلَ وَيُطْمِسَانِ الْبَصَرَ قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ فَرَآنِي أَبُو لُبَابَةَ أَوْ زَيْدُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ وَأَنَا أُطَارِدُ حَيَّةً لِأَقْتُلَهَا فَنَهَانِي فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِهِنَّ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ نَهَى بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ عَنْ قَتْلِ ذَوَاتِ الْبُيُوتِ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ وَهِيَ الْعَوَامِرُ
Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Kill snakes, especially the one with two stripes on its back and the short-tailed harmful snake, for both of them cause miscarriage and take away eyesight. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: Sayyiduna Abu Lubabah or Sayyiduna Zaid bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with them both) saw me chasing a snake to kill it, so he forbade me from doing so. I said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has ordered to kill them, but he said that later the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade killing household snakes.
Hadith 6497
عَنْ نَافِعٍ قَالَ كَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا يَأْمُرُ بِقَتْلِ الْحَيَّاتِ كُلِّهِنَّ فَاسْتَأْذَنَهُ أَبُو لُبَابَةَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ مِنْ خَوْخَةٍ لَهُمْ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَرَآهُمْ يَقْتُلُونَ حَيَّةً فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَبُو لُبَابَةَ أَمَا بَلَغَكُمْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْ قَتْلِ أُولَاتِ الْبُيُوتِ وَالدُّورِ وَأَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ ذَوِي الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ
Imam Nafi narrates that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to order the killing of all kinds of snakes. One day, Sayyiduna Abu Lubabah (may Allah be pleased with him) sought permission from him to enter the mosque through his window and saw him killing a snake. So Sayyiduna Abu Lubabah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Has it not reached you that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade killing household snakes and ordered the killing of that snake which has two stripes on its back?
Hadith 6498
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) قَالَ كَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا يَأْمُرُ بِقَتْلِ الْحَيَّاتِ كُلِّهِنَّ لَا يَدَعُ مِنْهُنَّ شَيْئًا حَتَّى حَدَّثَهُ أَبُو لُبَابَةَ الْبَدْرِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُنْذِرِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْ قَتْلِ جِنَّانِ الْبُيُوتِ
(Second chain) Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to order the killing of all kinds of snakes and would not spare any, until Sayyiduna Abu Lubabah Badrī (may Allah be pleased with him) informed him that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had forbidden the killing of household snakes.
Hadith 6499
عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا فَتَحَ خَوْخَةً لَهُ وَعِنْدَهُ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيُّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَخَرَجَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ حَيَّةٌ فَأَمَرَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بِقَتْلِهَا فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَرَ أَنْ يُؤْذِنَهُنَّ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُنَّ
Sayyiduna Zaid bin Aslam narrates that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) opened one of his windows, and Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) was also present with him. Suddenly, a snake appeared. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) ordered it to be killed, but Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Do you not know that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded that they should be warned before being killed.
Hadith 6500
عَنْ أَبِي السَّائِبِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ عِنْدَهُ إِذْ سَمِعْتُ تَحْتَ سَرِيرِهِ تَحْرِيكَ شَيْءٍ فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا حَيَّةٌ فَقُمْتُ فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ مَا لَكَ قُلْتُ حَيَّةٌ هَاهُنَا فَقَالَ فَتُرِيدُ مَاذَا قُلْتُ أُرِيدُ قَتْلَهَا فَأَشَارَ لِي إِلَى بَيْتٍ فِي دَارِهِ تِلْقَاءَ بَيْتِهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ ابْنَ عَمٍّ لِي كَانَ فِي هَذَا الْبَيْتِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْأَحْزَابِ اسْتَأْذَنَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ وَكَانَ حَدِيثَ عَهْدٍ بِعُرْسٍ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَتَأَهَّبَ بِسِلَاحِهِ مَعَهُ فَأَتَى دَارَهُ فَوَجَدَ امْرَأَتَهُ قَائِمَةً عَلَى بَابِ الْبَيْتِ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهَا بِالرُّمْحِ فَقَالَتْ لَا تَعْجَلْ حَتَّى تَنْظُرَ مَا أَخْرَجَنِي فَدَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ فَإِذَا حَيَّةٌ مُنْكَرَةٌ فَطَعَنَهَا بِالرُّمْحِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ بِهَا فِي الرُّمْحِ تَرْتَكِضُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَا أَدْرِي أَيُّهُمَا كَانَ أَسْرَعَ مَوْتًا الرَّجُلُ أَوِ الْحَيَّةُ فَأَتَى قَوْمُهُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالُوا ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَرُدَّ صَاحِبَنَا قَالَ اسْتَغْفِرُوا لِصَاحِبِكُمْ مَرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ نَفَرًا مِنَ الْجِنِّ أَسْلَمُوا فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ فَحَذِّرُوهُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ إِنْ بَدَا لَكُمْ بَعْدُ أَنْ تَقْتُلُوهُ فَاقْتُلُوهُ بَعْدَ الثَّالِثَةِ
Abu Sa’ib says: I came to Sayyiduna Abu Sa’id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) and was sitting with him when I felt something moving under his bed. I saw that it was a snake, so I stood up. Sayyiduna Abu Sa’id (may Allah be pleased with him) said: What is the matter? I said: There is a snake here. He said: What do you intend to do? I said: To kill it. He pointed towards a house in front of his own and said: My nephew used to live in that house. When he returned from the Battle of Ahzab, he sought permission from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to go to his house. He had recently gotten married. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted him permission and instructed him to go armed. When he came to his house, he saw his wife standing at the door. Out of jealousy, he pointed his spear towards her, but she said: Do not be hasty, first see what made me come out. When he entered the house, he saw a repulsive kind of snake. The young man struck it with his spear and tried to drag it out with the spear. The snake was writhing. I do not know whether the man died first or the snake. Then the people of his tribe came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: Pray to Allah to return our companion to us. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said twice: Seek forgiveness for your companion. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Some individuals from among the jinn have accepted Islam. When you see them, warn them three times, that is, for three days. If they still appear after three days, then if you wish to kill them, you may do so.
Hadith 6501
وَمِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ عَنْ صَيْفِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ: وَجَدَ رَجُلٌ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ حَيَّةً فَأَخَذَ رُمْحَهُ فَشَكَّهَا فِيهِ فَلَمْ تَمُتِ الْحَيَّةُ حَتَّى مَاتَ الرَّجُلُ، فَأُخْبِرَ بِهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: ((إِنَّ مَعَكُمْ عَوَامِرَ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ شَيْئًا فَحَرِّجُوا عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا، فَإِنْ رَأَيْتُمُوهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَاقْتُلُوهُ))
(Second Chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, that a man saw a snake in his house and he pierced it with a spear, but the snake did not die, until that man himself passed away. When the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was informed of this incident, he said: Among you, there are also jinn inhabiting the houses, so when you see any of them, create difficulty for them for three days. If you still see them after three days, then kill them.
