Cutting off the prayer due to disturbance and killing a snake in it
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The questioner:
The Shaykh’s son: If there is other play, do they look out for Muslims?
The Shaykh:
They cause disturbance. Yes.
The questioner:
Did he not accept that the time of prayer passes and he leaves the place?
The Shaykh:
No, he does not cut off the prayer; rather, he completes it. That is, if a person prayed in a place, and this place has sounds and noise, and he said, “I will cut off the prayer and go pray in a place with no sounds and no disturbances,” he says: No, do not cut off the prayer; it is not permissible. Complete the prayer you entered.
The questioner:
(peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh:
He kills it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the killing of the two black ones.
The questioner:
If it is in the house, what? If it is in the house, how does he seek refuge?
The Shaykh:
There is scholarly disagreement regarding snakes in houses, and the correct view is that they are not killed initially; rather, they are given a warning. If they persist, they are killed.
The questioner:
(peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh:
If he fears from it, he writes the prayer. If he fears from it, this is a mistake; he writes the prayer. But if he does not fear from it, whether it is in the house or outside the house. Yes.
The Shaykh’s son: If there is other play, do they look out for Muslims?
The Shaykh:
They cause disturbance. Yes.
The questioner:
Did he not accept that the time of prayer passes and he leaves the place?
The Shaykh:
No, he does not cut off the prayer; rather, he completes it. That is, if a person prayed in a place, and this place has sounds and noise, and he said, “I will cut off the prayer and go pray in a place with no sounds and no disturbances,” he says: No, do not cut off the prayer; it is not permissible. Complete the prayer you entered.
The questioner:
(peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh:
He kills it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the killing of the two black ones.
The questioner:
If it is in the house, what? If it is in the house, how does he seek refuge?
The Shaykh:
There is scholarly disagreement regarding snakes in houses, and the correct view is that they are not killed initially; rather, they are given a warning. If they persist, they are killed.
The questioner:
(peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh:
If he fears from it, he writes the prayer. If he fears from it, this is a mistake; he writes the prayer. But if he does not fear from it, whether it is in the house or outside the house. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب نواقض الوضوء - 1 — islamhouse.com (1:04:48)
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