Chapter on What is Permissible and Impermissible for the Muhrim to Do and Use of All Types
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 3|Chapter 55
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 55
Chapter on What is Permissible and Impermissible for the Muhrim to Do and Use of All Types
وَ رَوَى حَنَانُ بْنُ سَدِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِقَتْلِ اَلْفَأْرَةِ فِي اَلْحَرَمِ وَ اَلْأَفْعَى وَ اَلْعَقْرَبِ وَ اَلْغُرَابِ اَلْأَبْقَعِ تَرْمِيهِ فَإِنْ أَصَبْتَهُ فَأَبْعَدَهُ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ كَانَ يُسَمِّي اَلْفَأْرَةَ اَلْفُوَيْسِقَةِ وَ قَالَ «إِنَّهَا تُوهِي اَلسِّقَاءَ وَ تُضْرِمُ اَلْبَيْتَ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ ».
Hanan ibn Sadir narrated from Abu Ja'far عليه السلام that he said: "The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) commanded the killing of a mouse in the Sacred Sanctuary, as well as a snake, a scorpion, and a pied crow. If you strike it, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى distance it [from His mercy]." He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم used to call the mouse "al-Fuwaysiqah" (the little corrupt one) and said: "It weakens water-skins and sets houses on fire for their inhabitants."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 139