Sahih al-Bukhari, 3312, 3313
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Malik bin Isma'il, Abu Ghasan al-NahdifromJarir bin Hazim bin ZaydfromNafie'fromibn Umar
Hadith text · Matn
حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقْتُلُ الْحَيَّاتِ. فَحَدَّثَهُ أَبُو لُبَابَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ قَتْلِ جِنَّانِ الْبُيُوتِ، فَأَمْسَكَ عَنْهَا.
English translation
Narrated Nafi`:
Ibn `Umar used to kill snakes but when Abu Lubaba informed him that the Prophet (ﷺ) had forbidden the killing of snakes living in houses, he gave up killing them.
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 59, Hadith 119
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 4, Book 54, Hadith 530 (deprecated numbering scheme)