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Killing Snakes Etc.

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Darussalam · Volume 6

39. The Book of The Salâm (Greeting)

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الحديث: 2234 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 1755

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[5835] 137 - (2234) It was narrated that 'Abdullâh said: "We were with the Prophet ﷺ in a cave, and: 'By the winds (or angels or the Messengers of Allâh) sent forth one after another[1] was revealed to him. We heard it directly from his lips. Then a snake came out and he said: 'Kill it.' So we hastened to kill it but it got away from us. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Allâh protected it from your harm as He protected you from its harm.'"

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137 - (2234) حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَحْيَى قَالَ يَحْيَى: وَإِسْحَاقُ: أَخْبَرَنَا، وقَالَ الْآخَرَانِ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ، قَالَ: كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَارٍ، وَقَدْ أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَالْمُرْسَلَاتِ عُرْفًا، فَنَحْنُ نَأْخُذُهَا مِنْ فِيهِ رَطْبَةً، إِذْ خَرَجَتْ عَلَيْنَا حَيَّةٌ، فَقَالَ: «اقْتُلُوهَا» فَابْتَدَرْنَاهَا، لِنَقْتُلَهَا، فَسَبَقَتْنَا، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «وَقَاهَا اللهُ شَرَّكُمْ كَمَا وَقَاكُمْ شَرَّهَا»

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    [1] Al-Mursalât 77.