Sunan Abu Dawud 921

Chapter: Actions During The Prayer

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 921

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ ضَمْضَمِ بْنِ جَوْسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

اقْتُلُوا الأَسْوَدَيْنِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ الْحَيَّةَ وَالْعَقْرَبَ ‏"

Narrated AbuHurayrah:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Kill the two black things during prayer, the snake and scorpion.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 921), At-Tirmidhi (No. 390), An-Nasa’i (No. 1202, 1203), Ibn Majah (No. 1245), Ahmad (No. 6881, 7075, 7157, 7483, 9734, 9768, 9962) and Ad-Darimi (No. 1465).

An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Jami' at-Tirmidhi 390

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( اُقْتُلُوا الْأَسْوَدَيْنِ ) : هُوَ مِنْ بَاب التَّغْلِيب كَالْقَمَرَيْنِ وَلَا يُسَمَّى بِالْأَسْوَدِ فِي الْأَصْل إِلَّا الْحَيَّة ( الْحَيَّة وَالْعَقْرَب ) : بَيَان لِلْأَسْوَدَيْنِ. قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ فِي الْمَعَالِم : فِيهِ دَلَالَة عَلَى جَوَاز الْعَمَل الْيَسِير فِي الصَّلَاة وَأَنَّ مُوَالَاة الْفِعْل مَرَّتَيْنِ فِي حَال وَاحِدَة لَا تُفْسِد الصَّلَاة وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ قَتْل الْحَيَّة غَالِبًا إِنَّمَا يَكُون بِالضَّرْبَةِ وَالضَّرْبَتَيْنِ فَأَمَّا إِذَا تَتَابَعَ الْعَمَل وَصَارَ فِي حَدّ الْكَثْرَة بَطَلَتْ الصَّلَاة. وَفِي مَعْنَى الْحَيَّة كُلّ ضِرَار مُبَاح قَتْله كَالزَّنَابِيرِ وَالشَّبَّتَانِ وَنَحْوهَا. وَرَخَّصَ عَامَّة أَهْل الْعِلْم فِي قَتْل الْأَسْوَدَيْنِ فِي الصَّ…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih صحيح	The hadith	No. 921
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 921
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 921
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 921

Other versions

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 390

Kill the two blacks during prayer: the snake and the scorpion

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Kill the two blacks during prayer: the snake and the scorpion."

أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِقَتْلِ الأَسْوَدَيْنِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ الْحَيَّةُ وَالْعَقْرَبُ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Explained

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1202

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us to kill the two black ones (snakes and scorpions) while praying."

بِقَتْلِ الأَسْوَدَيْنِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1203

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) enjoined killing the two black ones (snakes and scorpions) while praying.

أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الأَسْوَدَيْنِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 1245

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) commanded killing the two black ones during prayer; the scorpion and the snake.

ـ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الأَسْوَدَيْنِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ الْعَقْرَبِ وَالْحَيَّةِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 6881