These two narrations are to be understood as applying to the condition of taqiyyah (dissimulation), because they also include mention of foxes, and we have already clarified that prayer in them is not permissible. As for the squirrel (sanjab) specifically, there is a dispensation for us to pray in it, and we have explained that. And as for sable (sammur), we have clarified in the narration of Zurarah and others that prayer in it is not permissible. What further clarifies this is:
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