صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب السلام
The Book of Greetings
باب قَتْلِ الْحَيَّاتِ وَغَيْرِهَا:
Chapter: Killing Snakes Etc.
Hadith 2233
This hadith is listed as number 5828 in Maktaba Shamila
وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ . ح وحدثنا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، أَنَّ أَبَا لُبَابَةَ كَلَّمَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ لِيَفْتَحَ لَهُ بَابًا فِي دَارِهِ يَسْتَقْرِبُ بِهِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَوَجَدَ الْغِلْمَةُ جِلْدَ جَانٍّ ، فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ : الْتَمِسُوهُ فَاقْتُلُوهُ ، فَقَالَ أَبُو لُبَابَةَ : لَا تَقْتُلُوهُ فَإِنَّ ّرَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " نَهَى عَنْ قَتْلِ الْجِنَّانِ الَّتِي فِي الْبُيُوتِ " .
Nafi' reported that Abu Lubaba talked to Ibn 'Umar to open a door in his house which would bring them nearer to the mosque and they found a fresh slough of the snake, whereupon 'Abdullah said: Find it out and kill it. Abu Lubaba said: Don't kill them, for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade the killing of the snakes found in houses.
