Mishkat al-Masabih 4545
Section 2
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ: إِنَّ طَبِيبًا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ ضِفْدَعٍ يَجْعَلُهَا فِي دَوَاءٍ فَنَهَاهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ قَتْلِهَا. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
Translation
‘Abd ar-Rahman b. ‘Uthman told that when a physician consulted the Prophet about putting frogs in medicine he forbade him to kill them.* Abu Dawud transmitted it. * The flesh of frogs mixed with olive oil was used as an antidote for snake bite, and the fat was considered helpful for extracting teeth. The prohibition of killing frogs most probably applies only to killing them for medicinal purposes.
Grades by grader
| Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamid | Sahihgraded on abudawud:5269 | fawazahmed0 |
|---|---|---|
| Shuayb al-Arnaut | Sahihgraded on abudawud:3871 | fawazahmed0 |
| Zubair Ali Zai | Hasangraded on abudawud:3871 | fawazahmed0 |
| al-Albani | Soundgraded on abudawud:5269 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Sunan Abu Dawud 3871أَنَّ طَبِيبًا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنْ ضِفْدَعٍ يَجْعَلُهَا فِي دَوَاءٍ فَنَهَاهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنْ قَتْلِهَا
- Sunan Abu Dawud 5269أَنَّ طَبِيبًا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنْ ضِفْدَعٍ يَجْعَلُهَا فِي دَوَاءٍ فَنَهَاهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنْ قَتْلِهَا