Kill the two blacks during prayer: the snake and the scorpion

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Hadith narrated by Narrated by Ibn Majah - Narrated by At-Termedhy - An-Nasaa’i - Narrated by Abu Daoud - Narrated by Ahmad - Ad-Daarimi

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Hadith text: Kill the two blacks during prayer: the snake and the sc…

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «اقتلوا الأسودَين في الصلاة: الحيَّة، والعقرب».

Explanation of the hadith: Kill the two blacks during prayer: the snake and the sc…

This noble Hadīth points out that killing snakes and scorpions even during prayer is recommendable, because we have been ordered to kill them, and because their killing requires a limited movement that does not invalidate prayer.

Categories : Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship · Prayer · Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles · Method of Prayer

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