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Muwatta Malik 1796

Authentic graded by Salim al-Hilali Muwatta Malik 1796

Narrator:Abu Lubāba ibn Abd al-Mundhir

حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي لُبَابَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ قَتْلِ الْحَيَّاتِ الَّتِي فِي الْبُيُوتِ ‏.‏

Malik related to me from Nafi from Abu Lubaba that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade killing snakes which were in the houses.

Reported by Malik (No. 1796).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : نَهْيُهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم عَنْ قَتْلِ الْحَيَّاتِ الَّتِي فِي الْبُيُوتِ حُكْمٌ يَخْتَصُّ بِحَيَّاتِ الْبُيُوتِ دُونَ غَيْرِهَا , قَالَ مَالِكٌ لَا تُنْذَرُ فِي الصَّحَارَى وَلَا تُنْذَرُ إِلَّا فِي الْبُيُوتِ قَالَ عِيسَى بْنُ دِينَارٍ وَحُكْمُ حَيَّاتِ الْجُدُرِ حُكْمُ حَيَّاتِ الْبُيُوتِ قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَأَحَبُّ إلَيَّ أَنْ يُؤْخَذَ بِذَلِكَ فِي بُيُوتِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَغَيْرِهَا وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ لَفْظَةَ الْبُيُوتِ مِنْ النَّاسِ مَنْ حَمَلَهَا عَلَى اسْتِغْرَاقِ الْجِنْسِ فَيَكُونُ عَامًّا فِي جَمِيعِ الْبُيُوتِ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَغَيْرِهَا وَمِنْ النَّاسِ مَنْ حَمَلَهُ عَلَى الْعَهْدِ وَلَا خِلَافَ إِنْ كَانَتْ الْأَلِفُ وَاللَّامُ لِلْعَهْدِ أَنَّ الْمُرَادَ بِهَا بُيُ…

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