What a person in ihram may kill

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are five animals which, if a person in ihram kills them, there is no sin on him: the mouse, the scorpion, the crow, the kite and the biting dog."

A man asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): Which animals may a person in ihram kill? He said: One of the pure wives (of the Prophet) narrated to me that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that the mouse, the scorpion, the biting dog, the kite and the crow be killed.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: A person in ihram may kill five animals: the scorpion, the snake, the wolf, the crow and the dog.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: There is no harm in a person in ihram killing a snake (viper) and striking at a kite.

Abu Abd al-Rahman said: I found it in another place as 'Bishr Abi Bashamah' with this same chain, and in it he said: meaning the person in ihram.

Hammad said: I asked Ibrahim: May a person in ihram kill a mouse? He said: No.

Al-Qasim said: A person in ihram may kill the little mouse (al-fuwaysiqah).

Mujahid and Ibrahim said: A person in ihram should not kill any beast of prey except one that attacks him.

And (it is narrated) from Ibrahim; they both (Mujahid and Ibrahim) said: A person in ihram should not kill any beast of prey except one that attacks him.

Ata said: Any enemy that attacks you, kill it, even if you are in the state of ihram.

Sayyiduna Tariq bin Shihab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I passed by some snakes while I was in the state of ihram, and I killed them with my staff. Then, when I came to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), I asked him about killing them. He said: "Kill them, for they are indeed your enemies."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about killing a snake while in the state of ihram. He said: "Kill it."

It is narrated from Nafi' that he said: We were with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), and we were in the state of ihram, when we saw a snake; Salim went ahead and killed it.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If a hyena attacks a person in ihram, he may kill it; and if he kills it before it attacks him, a mature (full-grown) sheep is due from him.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A person in ihram may kill the snake, the scorpion, the attacking beast of prey, the biting dog and the little mouse. He was asked: Why was the mouse given the description 'al-fuwaysiqah' (the little wicked one)? He said: Because it was about to burn the house with a lamp wick when the eyes of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) opened.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A person in ihram may kill the snake, the scorpion, the attacking beast of prey, the biting dog and the mouse, the little wicked one (al-fuwaysiqah). He was asked: Why is it called 'al-fuwaysiqah'? He said: Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up because of it when it had taken a wick with which to burn the house.

Ibrahim said: A person in ihram may kill the mouse and the two-coloured crow (the one that is black and white).

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A person in ihram should kill the mouse, the scorpion, the kite, the crow and the biting dog."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said something similar, except that in it there is the addition: "And he may kill the snake."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Five are vermin (fawasiq) that may be killed in the Haram: the kite, the crow, the rabid dog, the mouse and the scorpion."

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: If you kill them while you are in the state of ihram, there is no sin upon you in that.

Suwayd bin Ghafalah said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered us to kill the snake and the hornet while we were in the state of ihram.