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Sunan an-Nasai 2884 — Snake on Arafat Night
Killing Snakes In The Haram
Snake on the Night Before Arafat Hadith
Sunan an-Nasai : 2884
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2884
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيْلَةَ عَرَفَةَ الَّتِي قَبْلَ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ فَإِذَا حِسُّ الْحَيَّةِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اقْتُلُوهَا " . فَدَخَلَتْ شَقَّ جُحْرٍ فَأَدْخَلْنَا عُودًا فَقَلَعْنَا بَعْضَ الْجُحْرِ فَأَخَذْنَا سَعَفَةً فَأَضْرَمْنَا فِيهَا نَارًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " وَقَاهَا اللَّهُ شَرَّكُمْ وَوَقَاكُمْ شَرَّهَا " .
Abu 'Ubaidah Narrated from:
We were with the Messenger of Allah on the night of Arafat which is before Arafat, when he heard a snake. The Messenger of Allah said: 'Kill it.' It went into a crack in a rock, and we put a stick in and broke part of the hole, then we took some palm tree leave and set them ablaze in the hole. The Messenger of Allah: 'Allah protected it from your evil and protected you from its evil.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2884In-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 267English translation : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 2887
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2884
This Hadith tells about a snake heard during the night of Arafat, before the day of Arafat. The Messenger of Allah told the Companions to kill it. The snake entered a crack in a rock, and they tried to reach it with a stick and by burning palm leaves in the hole. After that, the Prophet said that Allah protected the snake from their evil and protected them from its evil. The wording is important because it records both the command and the final outcome. For anyone searching for the hadith about a snake on Arafat night, this narration shows an event where harm was feared, action was taken, and protection from Allah was mentioned.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet instructed the Companions to kill the snake when they heard it.
- The Companions tried to remove the danger after the snake hid in a crack.
- The Prophet described Allah’s protection for them and for the snake in that moment.
- The Hadith keeps the matter tied to this specific event.
