Hadith 2.2
Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered
ENGLISH
Al-'Abbas said, "Messenger of God, we wish to sweep out Zamzam, but in it there are some of these <i>jinnan,</i>" meaning small snakes; so God’s messenger ordered that they should be killed. Abu Dawud transmitted it.
ARABIC
وَعَن العبَّاسِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا نُرِيدُ أَنْ نَكْنُسَ زَمْزَمَ وَإِنَّ فِيهَا مِنْ هَذِهِ الْجِنَّانِ يَعْنِي الْحَيَّاتِ الصِّغَارِ فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَتْلِهِنَّ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
Hadith referenceMishkat al-Masabih 2.2
CollectionMishkat al-Masabih
BookGame and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered
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