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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Book on Hajj

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 838

Chapter: What Has Been Related About What Creatures The Muhrim May Kill

Weak 3 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 838

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نُعْمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ يَقْتُلُ الْمُحْرِمُ السَّبُعَ الْعَادِيَ وَالْكَلْبَ الْعَقُورَ وَالْفَأْرَةَ وَالْعَقْرَبَ وَالْحِدَأَةَ وَالْغُرَابَ ‏"

Abu Sa'eed narrated that:

The Prophet said: "The Muhrim may kill the wild beast of prey, the rabid dog, the mouse, the scorpion, the kite, and the crow."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 838) and Ibn Majah (No. 3089).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلَهُ : ( عَنْ اِبْنِ أَبِي نُعْمٍ ) بِضَمِّ النُّونِ وَسُكُونِ الْعَيْنِ الْمُهْمَلَةِ هُوَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ الْبَجَلِيُّ أَبُو الْحَكَمِ الْكُوفِيُّ صَدُوقٌ عَابِدٌ مِنْ الثَّالِثَةِ. قَوْلُهُ : ( يَقْتُلُ الْمُحْرِمُ السَّبُعَ الْعَادِيَ ) أَيْ الظَّالِمَ الَّذِي يَفْتَرِسُ النَّاسَ وَيَعْقِرُ فَكُلُّ مَا كَانَ هَذَا الْفِعْلُ نَعْتًا لَهُ مِنْ أَسَدٍ وَنَمِرٍ وَفَهْدٍ وَنَحْوِهَا فَحُكْمُهُ هَذَا الْحُكْمُ , وَلَيْسَ عَلَى قَاتِلِهَا فِدْيَةٌ ( وَالْكَلْبُ الْعَقُورُ إِلَخْ ) وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ : الْحَيَّةُ وَالْعَقْرَبُ وَالْفُوَيْسِقَةُ وَيَرْمِي الْغُرَابَ وَلَا يَقْتُلُهُ وَالْكَلْبُ الْعَقُورُ قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ : يُشْبِهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْمُرَادُ بِهِ الْغُرَابَ ال…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 838
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 838
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 838

Other versions

Weak Sunan Ibn Majah 3089

‘The one in Ihram may kill the snake, the scorpion, the aggressive predator, the vicious dog and the harmful mouse.” It was said to him: “Why is it said that they are harmful?” He said:* “Because the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) woke up because of one, and it had taken the wick (of the lamp) to burn down…

"‏ يَقْتُلُ الْمُحْرِمُ الْحَيَّةَ وَالْعَقْرَبَ وَالسَّبُعَ الْعَادِيَ وَالْكَلْبَ الْعَقُورَ وَالْفَأْرَةَ الْفُوَيْسِقَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقِيلَ لَهُ لِمَ قِيلَ لَهَا الْفُوَيْسِقَةُ قَالَ لأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

On the same subject

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 736

"Five kinds of animals are vicious and harmful, and they may be killed outside or inside the sacred area of Ihram (Sanctuary). These are: the scorpion, the kite, the crow, the mouse, and the rabid dog.” Agreed upon.

وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ خَمْسٌ مِنَ اَلدَّوَابِّ كُلُّهُنَّ فَاسِقٌ, يُقْتَلْنَ فِي [ اَلْحِلِّ وَ ] اَلْحَرَمِ: اَلْغُرَابُ, وَالْحِدَأَةُ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 1 other version

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Muwatta Malik 791

crows, kites, scorpions, rats and mice, and wild dogs."

"‏ خَمْسٌ مِنَ الدَّوَابِّ لَيْسَ عَلَى الْمُحْرِمِ فِي قَتْلِهِنَّ جُنَاحٌ الْغُرَابُ وَالْحِدَأَةُ وَالْعَقْرَبُ وَالْفَأْرَةُ وَالْكَلْبُ الْعَقُورُ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 3 other versions

Not graded Muwatta Malik 792

scorpions, rats and mice, crows, kites and wild dogs. "

"‏ خَمْسٌ مِنَ الدَّوَابِّ مَنْ قَتَلَهُنَّ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ فَلاَ جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِ الْعَقْرَبُ وَالْفَأْرَةُ وَالْغُرَابُ وَالْحِدَأَةُ وَالْكَلْبُ الْعَقُورُ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar + 2 other versions

Not graded Muwatta Malik 793

rats and mice, scorpions, crows, kites and wild dogs."

"‏ خَمْسٌ فَوَاسِقُ يُقْتَلْنَ فِي الْحَرَمِ الْفَأْرَةُ وَالْعَقْرَبُ وَالْغُرَابُ وَالْحِدَأَةُ وَالْكَلْبُ الْعَقُورُ ‏"

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 3087

“There are five vermin that might be killed whether one is in or outside the sacred precincts: the snake, the speckled crow, the mouse, the vicious dog, and the kite.”

"‏ خَمْسٌ فَوَاسِقُ يُقْتَلْنَ فِي الْحِلِّ وَالْحَرَمِ الْحَيَّةُ وَالْغُرَابُ الأَبْقَعُ وَالْفَأْرَةُ وَالْكَلْبُ الْعَقُورُ وَالْحِدَأَةُ ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 3 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 1828

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "It is not sinful (of a Muhrim) to kill five kinds of animals, namely: the crow, the kite, the mouse, the scorpion and the rabid dog."

خَمْسٌ مِنَ الدَّوَابِّ لاَ حَرَجَ عَلَى مَنْ قَتَلَهُنَّ الْغُرَابُ وَالْحِدَأَةُ وَالْفَأْرَةُ وَالْعَقْرَبُ وَالْكَلْبُ الْعَقُورُ ‏"

Narrated by Hafsa + 2 other versions

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