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Sunan Ibn Majah 3534

Chapter: Killing Dhit-Tufyatain

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3534

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ أَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم

ـ بِقَتْلِ ذِي الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ فَإِنَّهُ يَلْتَمِسُ الْبَصَرَ وَيُصِيبُ الْحَبَلَ ‏.‏ يَعْنِي حَيَّةً خَبِيثَةً

It was narrated that ‘Aishah said:

“The Prophet (ﷺ) enjoined killing Dhit-Tufytain* for it takes away the sight and causes miscarriage.” *That means a wicked snake.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3534), Muslim (No. 2232a, 2232b) and Ahmad (No. 23876).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( بِقَتْلِ ذِي الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ ) هُوَ بِضَمِّ الطَّاء وَسُكُون الْفَاء هُمَا الْخَيْطَانِ الْأَبْيَضَانِ عَلَى ظَهْر الْحَيَّة وَالْأَبْتَر هُوَ الَّذِي لَا ذَنَب لَهُ أَوْ قَصِير الذَّنَب ( وَالْحَبَل ) بِفَتْحَتَيْنِ مَصْدَر أُطْلِقَ عَلَى الْمَحْمُول قِيلَ مَعْنَى يَلْتَمِسَانِ الْبَصَر أَنَّهُمَا إِذَا نَظَرَا إِلَى إِنْسَان ذَهَبَ بَصَره بِالْخَاصِّيَّةِ فِيهِمَا وَكَذَا قَوْله وَيُسْقِطَانِ الْحَبَل بِالْخَاصِّيَّةِ أَيْضًا وَقِيلَ إِنَّهُمَا يَقْصِدَانِ الْبَصَر بِالسَّمِّ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3534
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3534
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim The hadith No. 3534
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3534

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2232b

The short-tailed snake and the snake having stripes over it should be killed.

وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ الأَبْتَرُ وَذُو الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ ‏.‏

Also reported by… (2)
  • تغليق التعليق لابن حجر (1112)اقْتُلُوا ذَا الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ ، فَإِنَّهُ يَلْتَمِسُ الْبَصَرَ ، وَيُصِيبُ الْحَبَلَ
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (19324)بِقَتْلِ ذِي الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ ، فَإِنَّهُ يَلْتَمِسُ الْبَصَرَ ، وَيُصِيبُ الْحَبَلَ

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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…

" إِذَا ظَهَرَتِ الْحَيَّةُ فِي الْمَسْكَنِ فَقُولُوا لَهَا: إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكِ بِعَهْدِ نُوحٍ وَبِعَهْدِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ أَنْ لَا تُؤْذِينَا فَإِنْ عَادَتْ فَاقْتُلُوهَا "

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4140

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 ‏"

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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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