English translation
1204. It was narrated from Abû Hurairah that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ enjoined killing the two black ones (snakes and scorpions) while praying. (Sahih)
Hadith 1204
Killing Snakes And Scorpions While Praying
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Darussalam · Volume 2
13. [The Book Of Forgetfulness (In Prayer)]Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 1203 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 10
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1203 · Volume 3 · Page 347
Sahih
صحيح، انظر ما قبله (١٢٠٢)
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1148 · Volume 1 · Page 259
Sahih
(صحيح) - انظر ما قبله.
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Arabic text
1203 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ ضَمْضَمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، «أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الْأَسْوَدَيْنِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ»
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Commentary
This command denotes dispensation and permission, because they both are harmful creatures, and a harmful creature should be killed before it causes harm. Killing a harmful creature does not invalidate prayer. The author of Sublus-Salâm remarks: This Hadîth corroborates that the action, which is indispensable in their killing, does not nullify the prayer, whether the action be much or little. (Sublus-Salâm, Chapter "Conditions of prayer")