15/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1200c — Harmful Creatures During Ihram
What animals it is recommended for the Muhrim and others to kill inside and outside the Sanctuary
Harmful Creatures a Muhrim May Kill
Sahih Muslim : 1200c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1200c
حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ ابْنَ عُمَرَ مَا يَقْتُلُ الرَّجُلُ مِنَ الدَّوَابِّ وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَتْنِي إِحْدَى نِسْوَةِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَأْمُرُ بِقَتْلِ الْكَلْبِ الْعَقُورِ وَالْفَارَةِ وَالْعَقْرَبِ وَالْحُدَيَّا وَالْغُرَابِ وَالْحَيَّةِ . قَالَ وَفِي الصَّلاَةِ أَيْضًا .
Zaid bin Jubair Narrated from:
A person asked Ibn 'Umar which beast a Muhrim could kill, whereupon he said: One of the wives of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) told me: He (the Holy Prophet) commanded to kill voracious dog, rat, scorpion, kite, crow, and snake (and this is allowed) likewise in prayer.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1200cIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 81USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2727
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1200c
This narration gives a slightly fuller wording about harmful creatures during ihram. A man asked Ibn Umar what a person may kill while he is a Muhrim. Ibn Umar reported that one of the wives of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said he used to command the killing of the voracious dog, rat, scorpion, kite, crow, and snake. The narration also adds that this applies likewise in prayer. The explanation should stay close to the text: this report is about harmful creatures named in the Hadith, not about general hunting or killing. For someone looking for a hadith about killing a snake in prayer or animals allowed to kill in ihram, this narration gives that wording clearly.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith answers what a Muhrim may kill from harmful creatures.
- This wording includes the snake along with the other listed animals.
- The narration states that the same applies in prayer.
- The ruling is connected to the harmful creatures named in the report.
