Hadith #43
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ أَخْبَرَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ ضَمْضَمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى
اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَتْلِ الْأَسْوَدَيْنِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَقُلْتُ لِيَحْيَى مَا يَعْنِي بِالْأَسْوَدَيْنِ قَالَ الْحَيَّةُ وَالْعَقْرَبُ
Isnad Chain
محمد بن جعفر
معمر
يحيى بن أبي كثير
ضمضم
أبو هريرة
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurayra (رضي الله عنه) — via Muhammad ibn Ja'far, from Ma'mar, from Yahya ibn Abi Kathir, from Damdam — that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded killing the two black ones [al-aswadayn] during prayer. [Ma'mar said: I asked Yahya: What does he mean by al-aswadayn? He said: The snake and the scorpion.]
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 17, Hadith 43
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 6881
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-43271