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ahmad:25938Ibn Numayr > Hishām from his father > ʿĀʾishah

'A'isha reported that Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded the killing of a snake having stripes over it, for it affects eyesight and miscarries pregnancy. (Using translation from Muslim 2232a)   

أحمد:٢٥٩٣٨حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اقْتُلُوا ذَا الطُّفْيَتَيْنِفَإِنَّهُ يَلْتَمِسُ الْبَصَرَ وَيُصِيبُ الْحَبَلَ  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān, Ṭabarānī, Suyūṭī
bukhari:3308ʿUbayd b. Ismāʿīl > Abū Usāmah > Hishām from his father > ʿĀʾishah

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Kill the snake with two white lines on its back, for it blinds the on-looker and causes abortion."  

البخاري:٣٣٠٨حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ قَالَتْ قَالَ

النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اقْتُلُوا ذَا الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ فَإِنَّهُ يَلْتَمِسُ الْبَصَرَ وَيُصِيبُ الْحَبَلَ  

تَابَعَهُ حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ أَبَا أُسَامَةَ
muslim:2232a[Chain 1] Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > ʿAbdah b. Sulaymān And Ibn Numayr > Hishām [Chain 2] Abū Kurayb > ʿAbdah > Hishām from his father > ʿĀʾishah

'A'isha reported that Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded the killing of a snake having stripes over it, for it affects eyesight and miscarries pregnancy.  

مسلم:٢٢٣٢aحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ وَابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ عَنْ هِشَامٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِقَتْلِ ذِي الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ فَإِنَّهُ يَلْتَمِسُ الْبَصَرَ وَيُصِيبُ الْحَبَلَ  

ibnmajah:3534Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > ʿAbdah b. Sulaymān > Hishām b. ʿUrwah from his father > ʿĀʾishah

“The Prophet ﷺ enjoined killing Dhit-Tufytain* for it takes away the sight and causes miscarriage.” *That means a wicked snake.  

ابن ماجة:٣٥٣٤حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

أَمَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِقَتْلِ ذِي الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ فَإِنَّهُ يَلْتَمِسُ الْبَصَرَ وَيُصِيبُ الْحَبَلَ يَعْنِي حَيَّةً خَبِيثَةً  

ibnmajah:3535Aḥmad b. ʿAmr b. al-Sarḥ > ʿAbdullāh b. Wahb > Yūnus > Ibn Shihāb > Sālim from his father

“Kill snakes, and kill Dhit-Tufytain* and the Abtar**, for they take away the sight and cause miscarriage.” *A snake that has two white stripes on its back. **A snake with a short or mutilated tail.  

ابن ماجة:٣٥٣٥حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ اقْتُلُوا الْحَيَّاتِ وَاقْتُلُوا ذَا الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ وَالأَبْتَرَ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَلْتَمِسَانِ الْبَصَرَ وَيُسْقِطَانِ الْحَبَلَ  

ahmad:25025ʿAffān > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Hishām > ʿUrwah > ʿĀʾishah

'A'isha reported that Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded the killing of a snake having stripes over it, for it affects eyesight and miscarries pregnancy. (Using translation from Muslim 2232a)   

أحمد:٢٥٠٢٥حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ ذِي الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ فَإِنَّهُ يَلْتَمِسُ الْبَصَرَ وَيُصِيبُ الْحَبَلَ  

ahmad:24255Yaḥyá > Hishām from my father > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to order the killing of the person who causes injury to the optic nerve and seeks permanent blindness.  

أحمد:٢٤٢٥٥حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ هِشَامٌ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَأْمُرُ بِقَتْلِ ذِي الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ يُصِيبُ الْحَبَلَ وَيَلْتَمِسُ الْبَصَرَ  

ذِكْرُ وَصْفِ الْحَيَّاتِ الَّتِي أُبِيحَ قَتْلُهَا لِلْمَرْءِ

ibnhibban:5638ʿUmar b. Muḥammad al-Hamdānī > Abū al-Ṭāhir > Ibn Wahb > Yūnus Waghayruh > Ibn Shihāb > Sālim b. ʿAbdullāh from his father

“Kill snakes, and kill Dhit-Tufytain* and the Abtar**, for they take away the sight and cause miscarriage.” *A snake that has two white stripes on its back. **A snake with a short or mutilated tail. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3535)  

ابن حبّان:٥٦٣٨أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ وَغَيْرُهُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «اقْتُلُوا الْحَيَّاتِ وَاقْتُلُوا ذَا الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ وَالْأَبْتَرَ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَلْتَمِسَانِ الْبَصَرَ وَيُسْقِطَانِ الْحَبَلَ»  

ذِكْرُ الْعِلَّةِ الَّتِي مِنْ أَجْلِهَا أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الْحَيَّاتِ الَّتِي لَيْسَتْ مِنْ مَسْخِ الْجَانِّ

ibnhibban:5642Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan b. Qutaybah > Yazīd b. Mawhab > al-Layth > Ibn Shihāb > Sālim b. ʿAbdullāh from his father

“Kill snakes, and kill Dhit-Tufytain* and the Abtar**, for they take away the sight and cause miscarriage.” *A snake that has two white stripes on its back. **A snake with a short or mutilated tail. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3535)  

ابن حبّان:٥٦٤٢أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ قُتَيْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ مَوْهَبٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «اقْتُلُوا الْحَيَّاتِ وَاقْتُلُوا ذَا الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ وَالْأَبْتَرَ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَلْتَمِسَانِ الْبَصَرَ وَيَسْتَسْقِطَانِ الْحَبَلَ»  

tabarani:4498aIsḥāq b. Ibrāhīm al-Dabarī > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > Sālim > Ibn ʿUmar

“Kill snakes, and kill Dhit-Tufytain* and the Abtar**, for they take away the sight and cause miscarriage.” *A snake that has two white stripes on its back. **A snake with a short or mutilated tail. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3535)   

الطبراني:٤٤٩٨aحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّبَرِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «اقْتُلُوا الْحَيَّاتِ اقْتُلُوا ذَا الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ وَالْأَبْتَرَ فَإِنَّهُمَا يُسْقِطَانِ الْحَبَلَ ويَطْمِسَانِ الْبَصَرَ»  

tabarani:4498bIsḥāq b. Ibrāhīm al-Dabarī > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > Sālim > Ibn ʿUmar

“Kill snakes, and kill Dhit-Tufytain* and the Abtar**, for they take away the sight and cause miscarriage.” *A snake that has two white stripes on its back. **A snake with a short or mutilated tail. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3535)   

الطبراني:٤٤٩٨bحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّبَرِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «اقْتُلُوا الْحَيَّاتِ اقْتُلُوا ذَا الطُّفْيَتَيْنِ وَالْأَبْتَرَ فَإِنَّهُمَا يُسْقِطَانِ الْحَبَلَ ويَطْمِسَانِ الْبَصَرَ»  

suyuti:3895a

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Kill the snake with two white lines on its back, for it blinds the on-looker and causes abortion." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3308)   

السيوطي:٣٨٩٥a

"اقتْلُوا ذَا الطُّفيَتَينِ، فَإِنَّهُ يَلتَمِسُ البَصَرَ، ويُصِيب الحَبَل".  

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