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Musnad Ahmed: Hadith 3971

26. 'Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas''ood'

مسند احمد

3971
Musnad Ahmed
Its isnad is da’eef. See 3746]
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."
Reference: Musnad Ahmad 3996
Arabic/English book : Book 26, Hadith 3996