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Sunan Abi Dawud 5259 (Book 43, Hadith 487) #25550
Dealing with Troublesome Animals

SUMMARY: This hadith is about how to deal with a troublesome animal.

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri in a similar manner through a different chain of narrators. This version is more perfect. In this version he said : give it a warning for three days; if it appears to you after that, then kill it, for it is only a devil.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ صَيْفِيٍّ، مَوْلَى ابْنِ أَفْلَحَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو السَّائِبِ، مَوْلَى هِشَامِ بْنِ زُهْرَةَ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ وَأَتَمَّ مِنْهُ قَالَ ‏ "‏ فَآذِنُوهُ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَإِنْ بَدَا لَكُمْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَاقْتُلُوهُ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ شَيْطَانٌ

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animal  *  warning  *  kill  *  devil

QUICK LESSONS:
Give warnings before taking drastic measures
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith teaches us that if we come across an animal that is causing trouble, we should give it a warning for three days. If the animal continues to cause trouble after the three days, then it should be killed as it is likely a devil in disguise. We can learn from this hadith that we should be patient and give people or animals chances before taking drastic measures such as killing them. We must also remember to always be on guard against evil forces and not take any chances when dealing with them.

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