Did the command to kill the snakes of the desert come in an absolute form?
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The questioner : Regarding the snakes that are not of the desert, is there a command to kill them, or did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) not kill them?
The Shaykh : No, there is no objection. It has come in an authentic hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), during the Farewell Pilgrimage, was in one of the caves there, and a snake came out. I no longer remember if they intended to kill it or not; I no longer remember. But what I remember is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: , so there is no command to kill it unless harm is feared from it.
The Shaykh : No, there is no objection. It has come in an authentic hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), during the Farewell Pilgrimage, was in one of the caves there, and a snake came out. I no longer remember if they intended to kill it or not; I no longer remember. But what I remember is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them:
You have been sufficient in its evil, and it has been sufficient in your evil
كفيتم شرها وكفيت شركم
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