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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Book on Hunting

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1485

Chapter: What Has Been Related About Killing Snakes

Weak 3 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1485

Narrator:Abu Laylā

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو لَيْلَى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

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

Narrated Abu Laila:

That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "When a snake appears in your dwellings then say to it: We ask you - by covenant of Nuh, and by the covenant of Sulaiman bin Dawud - that you do not harm us.' If it returns, then kill it."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 1485).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى ) أَنْصَارِيٌّ وُلِدَ لِسِتِّ سِنِينَ مِنْ خِلَافَةِ عُمَرَ وَقُتِلَ بِدُجَيْلٍ , وَقِيلَ غَرِقَ بِنَهْرِ الْبَصْرَةِ , وَقِيلَ فُقِدَ بِدَيْرِ الْجَمَاجِمِ سَنَةَ ثَلَاثٍ وَثَمَانِينَ فِي وَقْعَةِ اِبْنِ الْأَشْعَثِ , حَدِيثُهُ فِي الْكُوفِيِّينَ سَمِعَ أَبَاهُ وَخَلْقًا كَثِيرًا مِنْ الصَّحَابَةِ , وَمِنْهُ الشَّعْبِيُّ وَمُجَاهِدٌ وَابْنُ سِيرِينَ وَخَلْقٌ وَهُوَ فِي الطَّبَقَةِ الْأُولَى مِنْ تَابِعِي الْكُوفِيِّينَ , ذَكَرَهُ صَاحِبُ الْمِشْكَاةِ فِي حَرْفِ الْعَيْنِ. وَقَالَ فِي حَرْفِ اللَّامِ اِبْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى اِسْمُهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى يَسَارٌ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ وُلِدَ إِلَخْ , ثُمَّ قَالَ : وَقَدْ يُقَالُ ا…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1485
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1485
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1485

Other versions

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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  • أسد الغابة (1963)إذا ظهرت الحية في المسكن فقولوا لها : إنا نسألك بعهد نوح عليه الصلاة والسلام ، وبعهد سليمان بن داود ، لا تؤذينا فإن عادت فاقتلوها

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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

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 1 other version

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 ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Lubāba ibn Abd al-Mundhir + 5 other versions

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