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"اقْتُلوُا الكِلَابَ، فقال أهْلُ المَدَينَةِ: يا رسول الله: إِنَّها تكُونُ فِي غَنَمِنَا وَزَرْعِنَا، قال: فاقْتلُوا مِنْها البُهْم، والبُهْم الَّذي يَقُولُ الناس: إنَّهُ الجِنُّ".  

[بز] البزّار في سننه عن أبى هريرة، ورجاله رجال الصحيح