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Sahih Muslim 1198g (Book 15, Hadith 77) #10012
Killing Harmful Beasts in Ka'ba

SUMMARY: Killing of five harmful and vicious beasts is allowed even within the precincts of the Ka'ba.

IA'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported Allah's Messenger as saying: Five are the beasts 1618 harmful and vicious and these must be killed even within the precincts of the Ka'ba: crow, kite, voracious dog, scorpion and rat.
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، وَحَرْمَلَةُ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ، شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، - رضى الله عنها - قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ خَمْسٌ مِنَ الدَّوَابِّ كُلُّهَا فَوَاسِقُ تُقْتَلُ فِي الْحَرَمِ الْغُرَابُ وَالْحِدَأَةُ وَالْكَلْبُ الْعَقُورُ وَالْعَقْرَبُ وَالْفَارَةُ

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killing  *  beasts  *  vicious  *  kaba

QUICK LESSONS:
Take care of environment ; Get rid off dangers from our surroundings ; Respect holy places like ka’aba etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith talks about the permission to kill five specific beasts even within the precincts of the Ka’aba. These beasts are crow, kite, voracious dog, scorpion and rat which are considered to be harmful and vicious creatures. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ has given permission to kill these animals as they can cause harm to people or other animals around them. This hadith also teaches us that we should take care of our environment by getting rid of any kind of danger that can harm us or others around us. It also teaches us that we should respect all places including holy places like Ka’aba and not let any kind of danger exist there as well.

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