Hadith #119

Sahih Li Dhatihi

Chapter: Beginning of Creation

Beginning of Creation

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقْتُلُ الْحَيَّاتِ‏.‏ فَحَدَّثَهُ أَبُو لُبَابَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ قَتْلِ جِنَّانِ الْبُيُوتِ، فَأَمْسَكَ عَنْهَا‏.‏

English Translation

Nafi (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that ibn `Umar used to kill snakes but when Abu Lubaba informed him that the Prophet ﷺ had forbidden the killing of snakes living in houses, he gave up killing them

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, Beginning of Creation, Hadith 119

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