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Sunan Abu DawudThe Rites of Hajj (Kitab Al-Manasik Wa'l-Hajj)

Sunan Abu Dawud 1846

Chapter: The Animals That A Muhrim Is Allowed To Kill

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1846

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَمَّا يَقْتُلُ الْمُحْرِمُ مِنَ الدَّوَابِّ فَقَالَ ‏"‏

خَمْسٌ لاَ جُنَاحَ فِي قَتْلِهِنَّ عَلَى مَنْ قَتَلَهُنَّ فِي الْحِلِّ وَالْحَرَمِ الْعَقْرَبُ وَالْفَأْرَةُ وَالْحِدَأَةُ وَالْغُرَابُ وَالْكَلْبُ الْعَقُورُ ‏"

Ibn ‘Umar said The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked as to which of the creatures could be killed by a pilgrim in the sacred state. He said there are five creatures which it is not a sin for anyone to kill, outside or inside the sacred area. The Scorpion, the Crow, the Rat, the Kite and the biting Dog.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1846).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( خَمْس ) : أَيْ مِنْ الدَّوَابّ كَمَا عِنْد مُسْلِم ( لَا جُنَاح ) : أَيْ لَا إِثْم وَلَا جَزَاء , وَالْمَعْنَى لَا حَرَج ( فِي الْحِلّ وَالْحَرَم ) : أَيْ فِي أَرْضه. وَوَرَدَ فِي لَفْظ عِنْد مُسْلِم مِنْ رِوَايَته أَنَّ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَأْمُر بِقَتْلِ الْكَلْب الْعَقُور الْحَدِيث. وَعِنْد أَبِي عَوَانَة لِيَقْتُلْ الْمُحْرِم وَظَاهِر الْأَمْر الْوُجُوب وَيَحْتَمِل النَّدْب وَالْإِبَاحَة. وَقَدْ رَوَى الْبَزَّار مِنْ حَدِيث أَبِي رَافِع أَنَّ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الْعَقْرَب وَالْفَأْرَة وَالْحَيَّة وَالْحِدَأَة , وَهَذَا الْأَمْر وَرَدَ بَعْد نَهْي الْمُحْرِم عَنْ الْقَتْل وَفِي الْأَمْر الْوَارِد بَعْد النَّهْ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 1846
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1846
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim (1199) The hadith No. 1846
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1846

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  • مشيخة ابن البخاري (287)“ خَمْسٌ لا جُنَاحَ فِي قَتْلِهِنَّ عَلَى مَنْ قَتَلَهُنَّ ، فِي الْحِلِّ وَالْحَرَمِ : الْعَقْرَبُ ، وَالْفَأْرَةُ ، وَالْغُرَابُ ، وَالْحِدَأَةُ ، وَالْكَلْبُ الْعَقُورُ “

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