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2835. It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet ﷺ said: "There are five kinds of animals for which there is no sin on the one who kills them when he is in a state of Ihrām: Kites, mice, vicious dogs, scorpions and crows." (Sahih)
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1. The harmfulness of scorpion is clear. Rather, its venom often proves more dangerous than that of a serpent.
2. "There is no sin for one who kills them": Besides its not being a sin, there is also no expiation, etc., whether one is Muhrim or non-Muhrim.