Hadith #549
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Arabic Text
Chain of Narration (Isnad)
حَدَّثَنَا أَسْبَاطٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنِ الْمُسَ
Body (Matn)
يَّبِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ قَتَلَ حَيَّةً فَلَهُ سَبْعُ حَسَنَاتٍ وَمَنْ قَتَلَ وَزَغًا فَلَهُ حَسَنَةٌ وَمَنْ تَرَكَ حَيَّةً مَخَافَةَ عَاقِبَتِهَا فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا
Isnad Chain
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via Asbat, from al-Shaybani, from al-Musayyab ibn Rafi' — that Ibn Mas'ud said: 'the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Whoever kills a snake gets seven good deeds, and whoever kills a gecko [wazagh] gets one good deed. Whoever leaves a snake out of fear of its retaliation is not from us.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 549
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3787
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40177