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Hadith on Harmful Animals

Question:

Do you happen to know if this hadith is sahih?

Aisha ra narrated that the Prophet saw said :”5 kinds of animals are harmful and could be killed in the Haram (sanctuary). These are the crow, the kite, the scorpion the mouse and the rabid dog.”

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The Hadith is narrated by Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi) in Sahih al Bukhari. It is as follows:

 

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ” خَمْسٌ مِنَ الدَّوَابِّ لاَ حَرَجَ عَلَى مَنْ قَتَلَهُنَّ: الغُرَابُ، وَالحِدَأَةُ، وَالفَأْرَةُ، وَالعَقْرَبُ، وَالكَلْبُ العَقُورُ “[1]

Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said, “Five creatures are such that there is no restriction in killing them: the crow, the kite, the mouse, the scorpion and the rabid dog.” (Bukhari: 1828)

The Hadith is Saheeh.

 

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mizanur Rahman

Student, Darul Iftaa

UK

 

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.


[1] صحيح البخاري، أبو عبدالله محمد بن إسماعيل الجعفي البخاري (المتوفى: 256هـ)، دار طوق النجاة، بيروت، لبنان (3/ 13)

حدثنا أصبغ بن الفرج، قال: أخبرني عبد الله بن وهب، عن يونس، عن ابن شهاب، عن سالم، قال: قال عبد الله بن عمر رضي الله عنهما: قالت حفصة: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ” خمس من الدواب لا حرج على من قتلهن: الغراب، والحدأة، والفأرة، والعقرب، والكلب العقور ”

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