Hadith #478
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، قَالَ س
َمِعْتُ عِكْرِمَةَ، يَرْفَعُ الْحَدِيثَ فِيمَا أُرَى إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ تَرَكَ الْحَيَّاتِ مَخَافَةَ طَلَبِهِنَّ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا مَا سَالَمْنَاهُنَّ مُنْذُ حَارَبْنَاهُنَّ " .
Isnad Chain
عثمان بن أبي شيبة
عبد الله بن نمير
موسى بن مسلم
English Translation
Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: He who leaves the snakes along through fear of their pursuit, does not belong to us. We have not made peace with them since we have fought with them
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Quran References
Reference: Sunan Abu Dawud, General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab), Hadith 478
Sunnah.com ref: abu-dawud:5250
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-20402