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Regarding Killing Snakes

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Darussalam · Volume 5

40. THE BOOK OFETIQUETTE (AL-ADAB)

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الحديث: 5251 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 363

DarussalamDa’ifAl-Albaniصحيح، إن كان ابن سابط سمع من العباس، المشكاة (٤١٤١ / التحقيق الثاني)
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5251. It was narrated from Al ‘Abbās bin ‘Abdul-Muṭṭalib that he said to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ: “We want to sweep out (the well of) Zamzam, but there are some of these small snakes in it.” The Prophet ﷺ ordered that they be killed. (Da’if)

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5251 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ مُوسَى الطَّحَّانِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَابِطٍ، عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِنَّا نُرِيدُ أَنْ نَكْنُسَ زَمْزَمَ وَإِنَّ فِيهَا مِنْ هَذِهِ الْجِنَّانِ - يَعْنِي الْحَيَّاتِ الصِّغَارَ - «فَأَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَتْلِهِنَّ»

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