Sahih Muslim Hadith 5832 – Killing Snakes Etc. J,J J j) – (rv J)

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[5832] 135 – ( … ) Nâfi' narrated from Abü Lubâbah bin 'Abdul- Mundhir Al-Ansârl – who lived in Qubâ' then moved to A]-Madinah – that while 'Abdullãh bin 'Umar was with him, making a door in the wall, they saw a snake of the type that lives in houses, and they wanted to kill it. Abü Lubâbah said that it was forbidden to kill them – meaning the snakes that live in houses – but it was enjoined to kill the short-tailed snake and the one with two stripes. And it was said: "They are the ones that target the eyes and cause miscarriages."