Hadith 179

Sahih Muslim

Book 39: The Book of Greetings

Chapter 37

Killing Snakes Etc.

باب قَتْلِ الْحَيَّاتِ وَغَيْرِهَا ‏‏

Sahih Muslim 2233d
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَاللَّفْظُ، لَهُ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا لُبَابَةَ، كَلَّمَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ لِيَفْتَحَ لَهُ بَابًا فِي دَارِهِ يَسْتَقْرِبُ بِهِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَوَجَدَ الْغِلْمَةُ جِلْدَ جَانٍّ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ الْتَمِسُوهُ فَاقْتُلُوهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو لُبَابَةَ لاَ تَقْتُلُوهُ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ قَتْلِ الْجِنَّانِ الَّتِي فِي الْبُيُوتِ ‏.‏
Nafi' reported that Abu Lubaba talked to Ibn 'Umar to open a door in his house which would bring them nearer to the mosque and they found a fresh slough of the snake, whereupon 'Abdullah said:

Find it out and kill it. Abu Lubaba said: Don't kill them, for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade the killing of the snakes found in houses.

Chain of Narrators

follower
1

Nafie'

نافع مولى ابن عمر

1,506 narrations

successor
2

al-Laith bin Sa'd

الليث بن سعد

1,313 narrations

3rd Generation
3

Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil

قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل

2,253 narrations

successor
4

al-Laith bin Sa'd

الليث بن سعد

1,313 narrations

3rd Generation
5

Muhammad bin Rmh bin al-Mhajr

محمد بن رمح بن المهاجر

246 narrations