Sunan Abi Dawud 1847

سنن أبي داود#1847Sahih

Abu Hurairah reported the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) as saying There are five(creatures) the killing of which is lawful in the sacred territory. The Snake, the Scorpion, the Kite, the Rat and the biting Dog

Scholarly Authentication

We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:

Al-AlbaniHasan Sahih

Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul HamidHasan Sahih

Shuaib Al ArnautSahih

Zubair Ali ZaiHasan

In-book reference: 11:127

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