Hadith 3971
Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ood
ENGLISH
It was narrated that Abul Ahwas al-Jushami said:
Whilst Ibn Mas'ood was delivering a khutbah one day, a snake appeared on the wall. He interrupted his speech, then he struck it with his stick until he killed it. Then he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “Whoever kills a snake, it is as if he killed a mushrik man whose blood it is permissible to shed."
ARABIC
Hadith referenceMusnad Ahmad 3971
CollectionMusnad Ahmad
BookMusnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ood
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