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Sunan Abu DawudGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Sunan Abu Dawud 5260

Chapter: Regarding killing snakes

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 5260

Narrator:Abu Laylā

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سُئِلَ عَنْ حَيَّاتِ الْبُيُوتِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏

إِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ مِنْهُنَّ شَيْئًا فِي مَسَاكِنِكُمْ فَقُولُوا أَنْشُدُكُنَّ الْعَهْدَ الَّذِي أَخَذَ عَلَيْكُنَّ نُوحٌ أَنْشُدُكُنَّ الْعَهْدَ الَّذِي أَخَذَ عَلَيْكُنَّ سُلَيْمَانُ أَنْ لاَ تُؤْذُونَا فَإِنْ عُدْنَ فَاقْتُلُوهُنَّ ‏"

Narrated AbdurRahman Ibn AbuLayla:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked about the house-snakes. He said: When you see one of them in your dwelling, say: I adjure you by the covenant which Noah made with you, and I adjure you by the covenant which Solomon made with you not to harm us. Then if they come back, kill them.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 5260).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( أَنْشُدُكُنَّ ) : مِنْ بَاب نَصَرَ أَيْ أَسْأَلُكُنَّ ( الْعَهْد الَّذِي أَخَذَ عَلَيْكُنَّ نُوحٌ ) وَلَعَلَّ الْعَهْد كَانَ عِنْد إِدْخَالهَا فِي السَّفِينَة ( أَخَذَ عَلَيْكُنَّ سُلَيْمَانُ ) : كَأَنَّهُ يُذَكِّرُهُنَّ إِيَّاهُ ( أَنْ لَا تُؤْذُونَا ) : أَيْ لَا تُؤْذُونَا كَمَا فِي التِّرْمِذِيّ. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَالْحَدِيث أَخْرَجَهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ , وَقَالَ التِّرْمِذِيّ : حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لَا نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ إِلَّا مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْه مِنْ حَدِيث اِبْن أَبِي لَيْلَى. هَذَا آخِر كَلَامه. وَابْن أَبِي لَيْلَى الَّذِي رَوَاهُ عَنْ ثَابِت الْبُنَانِيِّ هُوَ مُحَمَّد بْن عَبْد الرَّحْمَن بْن أَبِي لَيْلَى الْفَقِيه الْكُوفِيّ قَاضِيهَا وَل…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif ضعيف The hadith No. 5260
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 5260
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 5260
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 5260

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4137

'Abd ar-Rahman b. Abu Laila. said that Abu Laila reported God’s messenger as saying, "When a snake appears in a dwelling say to it, ‘We ask you by the covenant made with Noah and the covenant made with Solomon son of David not to harm us.’ Then if it comes back, kill it." Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud…

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Ibn Mas'ud reported God's messenger as saying, "Kill all the snakes, and he who fears their revenge does not belong to me." Abu Dawud and Nasa'i transmitted it.

وَعَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اقْتُلُوا الْحَيَّاتِ كُلَّهُنَّ فَمَنْ خَافَ ثَأْرَهُنَّ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 5252

Kill snakes, kill those which have two streaks and those with small tails, for they obliterate the eyesight and cause miscarriage. Salim said: ‘Abd Allah(b. ‘Umar) used to kill every snake which he found. Abu Lubabah or Zaid b. al-Khattab saw him chasing a snake. He said: He(the Prophet) prohibited…

اقْتُلُوا الْحَيَّاتِ وَذَا الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ وَالأَبْتَرَ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَلْتَمِسَانِ الْبَصَرَ وَيُسْقِطَانِ الْحَبَلَ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 6 other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 5253

The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) prohibited killing the jinnan(small snakes) that are in the house, except the one which have two streaks and the one with small tail, for they obliterate the eyesight and cause miscarriage.

قَتْلِ الْجِنَّانِ الَّتِي تَكُونُ فِي الْبُيُوتِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَا الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ وَالأَبْتَرَ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَخْطِفَانِ الْبَصَرَ وَيَطْرَحَانِ مَا فِي بُطُونِ النِّسَاءِ ‏.‏

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