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Sahih Muslim 2233a (Book 39, Hadith 177) #12915
Killing Certain Types of Snakes

SUMMARY: Killing snakes with stripes and short tails is permissible as they can cause miscarriages and affect eyesight adversely.

Salim, on the authority of his father. reported Allah's Apostle as saying: Kill the snakes having stripes over them and short-tailed snakes, for these two types cause miscarriage (of a pregnant woman) and they affect the eyesight adversely. So Ibn 'Umar used to kill every snake that he found. Abu Lubaba b. 'Abd al-Mundhir and Zaid b. Khattab saw him pursuing a snake, whereupon he said: They were forbidden (to kill) those snakes who live in houses.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّاقِدُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ‏ "‏ اقْتُلُوا الْحَيَّاتِ وَذَا الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ وَالأَبْتَرَ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَسْتَسْقِطَانِ الْحَبَلَ وَيَلْتَمِسَانِ الْبَصَرَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يَقْتُلُ كُلَّ حَيَّةٍ وَجَدَهَا فَأَبْصَرَهُ أَبُو لُبَابَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمُنْذِرِ أَوْ زَيْدُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ وَهُوَ يُطَارِدُ حَيَّةً فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ نَهَى عَنْ ذَوَاتِ الْبُيُوتِ

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snake  *  kill  *  stripes  *  shorttailed

QUICK LESSONS:
Be kind towards animals .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith talks about killing certain types of snakes that have stripes or are short-tailed. These two types of snakes can cause miscarriages in pregnant women and also affect eyesight adversely. Ibn 'Umar used to kill every snake he found, but Abu Lubaba, 'Abd al-Mundhir and Zaid b. Khattab saw him pursuing a snake and reminded him that only certain types were forbidden to be killed. This hadith teaches us the importance of being careful when it comes to animals, even if they may seem dangerous or harmful to us. We should not harm any creature without a valid reason as it is against Islamic teachings which promote kindness towards all living beings.

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