Hadith 12.1
The Rites of Pilgrimage
ENGLISH
Ibn ‘Umar reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying, “There are five creatures which it is not a sin for anyone to kill in the sacred territory and when in the sacred state:
the rat, the crow, the kite, the scorpion and the biting dog." Bukhari and Muslim.
ARABIC
وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:
خَمْسٌ لَا جُنَاحَ عَلَى من قتلَهُنّ فِي الْحل وَالْإِحْرَامِ: الْفَأْرَةُ وَالْغُرَابُ وَالْحِدَأَةُ وَالْعَقْرَبُ وَالْكَلْبُ الْعَقُورُ
Hadith referenceMishkat al-Masabih 12.1
CollectionMishkat al-Masabih
BookThe Rites of Pilgrimage
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