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ذِكْرُ كِتْبَةِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا الْحَسَنَاتِ لِمَنْ قَتَلَ الضَّرَّارَاتِ

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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever kills a snake will have seven rewards, and whoever kills a small harmful creature will have one reward."  

ابن حبّان:٥٦٣٠أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ يُوسُفَ أَبُو حَمْزَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْأَحْمَسِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَسْبَاطُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ قَتَلَ حَيَّةً فَلَهُ سَبْعُ حَسَنَاتٍ وَمَنْ قَتَلَ وَزَغَةً فَلَهُ حَسَنَةٌ»  


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ahmad:3984Asbāṭ > al-Shaybānī > al-Musayyab b. Rāfiʿ > Ibn Masʿūd

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever kills a snake will be rewarded with seven good deeds, and whoever kills a harmful insect will be rewarded with one good deed, and whoever leaves a snake out of fear of its consequences, then he is not from us."  

أحمد:٣٩٨٤حَدَّثَنَا أَسْبَاطٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الشَّيْبَانِيُّ عَنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ قَتَلَ حَيَّةً فَلَهُ سَبْعُ حَسَنَاتٍ وَمَنْ قَتَلَ وَزَغًا فَلَهُ حَسَنَةٌ وَمَنْ تَرَكَ حَيَّةً مَخَافَةَ عَاقِبَتِهَا فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا  

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السيوطي:٢٢٦٥٣a

"مَنْ قَتَلَ حَيَّةً فَلَهُ سَبْعُ حَسَنَاتٍ، وَمَنْ قَتَل وَزَغَةً فَلَهُ حَسَنَةٌ، وَمَنْ تَرَكَ حَيَّةً (خَشْيَةَ الطَّلَب) فَلَيسَ مِنَّا".  

[حم] أحمد [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير [حب] ابن حبّان عن ابن مسعود