Abu Ubayd said concerning "the biting dog (al-kalb al-'aqur)" that Sufyan bin Uyaynah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "It means every predatory animal that bites; it is not restricted to the dog."
(b) Abu Ubayd said: In speech, a predatory animal may also be called a dog, as is narrated in the Maghazi that Utbah bin Abi Lahab used to harm the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) severely, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated: "O Allah, set upon him one of Your dogs." Then Utbah went out to Syria with his companions and camped at a place; a lion came upon them and killed Utbah from among them. So here the lion has been given the name "dog". And from this too is the saying of Allah Almighty: "And what you have taught of hunting animals, training them as dogs." [Surah al-Ma'idah: 4] This name is also derived from "kalb" (dog), and then the hunting of the cheetah, the falcon and the hawk entered into it; for this reason every wounding and biting predatory animal is called "kalb 'aqur" (a biting dog).
(c) Suwayd bin Ghafalah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered us to kill the scorpion, the snake, the mouse and the hornet even while we were in the state of ihram.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الحج / 10052
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