Praise be to Allah

The Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) enjoined the killing of snakes, and this is general in meaning and applies to all kinds of snakes, in any place. But if the snake is inside the house, it should not be killed until it has been warned three times; that is because of the possibility that it may be a jinn. Then if it appears after that, it may be killed.

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) address the people from the minbar, saying: “Kill snakes.”

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar said: After that, I would not leave any snake that I saw but I would kill it.

Narrated by al-Bukhaari (3299) and Muslim (3233)

Abu Dawood (5249) narrated that Ibn Mas‘ood said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Kill all the snakes, and whoever fears their revenge does not belong to me.”

Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood

Muslim (2233) narrated that Naafi‘ said: One day ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar was was at a ruin of his, when he saw the flash of a small snake. He said: Find this snake and kill it. Abu Lubaabah al-Ansaari said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) forbid killing the small snakes that live in houses, except the short-tailed snake and the one with two stripes, for they are the ones that cause blindness and miscarriages.

And Muslim (2236) narrated that Abu’s-Saa’ib said: We entered upon Abu Sa‘eed al-Khudri, and whilst we were sitting there, we heard a movement beneath the bed. We looked and saw a snake… and he quoted the hadith, in which it says: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “These houses have inhabitants. If you see any of them, ask them to leave for three days. If it goes (all well and good), otherwise kill it, for it is a kaafir.”

Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

Some scholars said: It is not essential for snakes to be warned or urged or asked to leave except in Madinah only. Others said that Madinah and other places are the same in that regard, because some snakes are jinn and may be found in Madinah and elsewhere, and whoever among them Allah wills may be Muslim. Maalik said: What I prefer is that the snakes that are found in houses, in Madinah and elsewhere, should be warned for three days, but snakes should not be warned if they are found in the desert.

Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr said:

It is preferable that all snakes that are found in houses should be warned, as Maalik said. What is meant by warning is that the person who sees a snake in his house should say: I urge you, O snake, not to appear before us or harm us. End quote.

At-Tamheed (16/263)

Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

The scholars are unanimously agreed that it is permissible to kill desert snakes, whether they are small or large, no matter what type they are. End quote.

At-Tamheed (16/28)

So there is nothing wrong with you killing snakes that are outside the house. As for those that are found inside the house, they should not be killed until they have been warned for three days.

With regard to the view that killing the jinn that appear in the form of snakes brings bad luck, this is a false view for which there is no basis.

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balash:
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Must you play with Islam by using the Snake Keyword to make front page. This is ridiculous. I thought there are more important issues. Oga Dragnet u dey see bah.

It is funny how hadiths tag all snakes as jinns.

Go Idemili in the east or India dey kill snakes, Una go hear when! .

balash:
Praise be to Allah

The Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) enjoined the killing of snakes, and this is general in meaning and applies to all kinds of snakes, in any place. But if the snake is inside the house, it should not be killed until it has been warned three times; that is because of the possibility that it may be a jinn. Then if it appears after that, it may be killed.

What manner of fuckery_ is this? How on earth do you warn a snake?

QuietHammer:


What manner of fuckery_ is this? How on earth do you warn a snake?

Thats nothing, remember they throw stones at another stone and call it the devil.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsMeirkwHX4

QuietHammer:


What manner of fuckery_ is this? How on earth do you warn a snake?

You Spiritually warn the snake.

But logically it will sound funny and end funny.

Hmmmm LIKE if you're not capable of this ...I can't bear snakes at allllllll...Happy jummah

Allah Akbar

Hmm

It's like Muslims have nothing intellectual to discuss.
Let us discuss the punishment for apostasy Come on, it'll be fun

Allahu Akbar

Hmmm! Even as i be Muslim and attend different gatherings, i have never heard such. Ain't saying its a lie, all i am saying is that i will never warn any snake rather i can never warn any snake to leave my house. I will like to red more on this @op. Pls gimme a source

berryblake:
Hmmmm LIKE if you're not capable of this ...I can't bear snakes at allllllll...Happy jummah

Please read this story:

There was a young man amongst the Sahabah who had been newly wedded. He went with Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) (to participate in the Battle) of Trench when a young man in the midday used to seek permission from Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) to return to his family.

One day he sought permission from him and Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) (after granting him the permission) said to him: Carry your weapons with you for I fear the tribe of Quraiza (may harm you). The man carried the weapons and then came back and found his wife standing between the two doors. He bent towards her smitten by jealousy and made a dash towards her with a spear in order to stab her.

She said: Keep your spear away and enter the house until you see that which has made me come out. He entered and found a big snake coiled on the bedding. He darted with the spear and pierced it and then went out having fixed it in the house, but the snake quivered and attacked him and no one knew which of them died first, the snake or the young man.

The Other Sahabah came to Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) and made a mention to him and said: Supplicate to Allah that that (man) may be brought back to life.

Thereupon he said: Ask forgiveness for your companion and then said: There are in Medina jinns who have accepted Islam, so when you see any one of them, pronounce a warning to it for three days, and if they appear before you after that, then kill it for that is a devil.

Confused people always making negative headline


I wonder how I want to warn a snake.. ...

Irrelevant topic, must prophet Muhammad said so , before we know Snake as dangerous animal ? . There are so many topics suppose to be @ front page other than this. I'm a Muslim to the core and imploring Admin not to make topic like this @ front page any more..

Very educative
Jakumul lahu bi khair

QuietHammer:


What manner of fuckery_ is this? How on earth do you warn a snake?

must u comment

hmmm

Moslems I no understand una, true true.

Jesus died for Christians.

Moslems die for MOhammed.


Yet Jesus is alive, and mohammed is dead & buried.

Yet some moslems will come and say to leave Jesus that lives to follow the dead Mohammed ?

I beg where is the sense in that

ayamprecious:
Confused people always making negative headline


I wonder how I want to warn a snake.. ...

If you don't know how, I think you should ask, stop behaving like an illiterate

Makapounse:
Irrelevant topic, must prophet Muhammad said so , before we know Snake as dangerous animal ? . There are so many topics suppose to be @ front page other than this. I'm a Muslim to the core and imploring Admin not to make topic like this @ front page any more..

Are u sure u are a muslim.

Beeman1:
must u comment

When I see a thread that insults my intelligence? Yes, I must comment

balash:


If you don't know how, I think you should ask, stop behaving like an illiterate

Why not tell us how to warn a snake instead of these rants of no commercial value

mukhcech:


Must you play with Islam by using the Snake Keyword to make front page. This is ridiculous. I thought there are more important issues. Oga Dragnet u dey see bah.

Have you searched all my topics, did you see a sign that am using snake as a tool for frontpage

QuietHammer:

Why not tell us how to warn a snake instead of these rants of no commercial value

Who are you? Why not take the left turn linking to the B.R.T lane? Do u think am ready for religious debate with you? I know you not a muslim so stop waiting for me to respond to you.

This just doesn't make a single sense to me.
How do I fvcking warn a SNAKE?

balash:



Who are you? Why not take the left turn linking to the B.R.T lane? Do u think am ready for religious debate with you? I know you not a muslim so stop waiting for me to respond to you.

You were the first to quote me. It's either you tell us how to warn a snake or swerve!

balash:


Have you searched all my topics, did you see a sign that am using snake as a tool for frontpage

I know you know not. Reason for the kind of post you made in the first place.