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Sunan Abi Dawud 3871 (Book 29, Hadith 17) #24161
Prohibiting Killing of Frogs for Medicine

SUMMARY: The Prophet forbade the killing of frogs for medicinal purposes.

Narrated AbdurRahman ibn Uthman: When a physician consulted the Prophet about putting frogs in medicine, he forbade him to kill them.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، أَنَّ طَبِيبًا، سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ عَنْ ضِفْدَعٍ يَجْعَلُهَا فِي دَوَاءٍ فَنَهَاهُ النَّبِيُّ عَنْ قَتْلِهَا

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frogs  *  medicine  *  prohibit  *  anfl  *  tibb  *  nahy

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect all living creatures and do not take their lives without due cause or permission from Allah . Think carefully before taking any action that may harm another living being .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet's prohibition on killing frogs for medicinal purposes. The Prophet was asked by a physician if it was permissible to use frogs in medicine, and he forbade him from doing so. This hadith teaches us that we should not take life unnecessarily, even if it is for a good cause such as medicine. We should respect all living creatures and not take their lives without due cause or permission from Allah. We should also be mindful of our actions and think carefully before taking any action that may harm another living being, even if it is done with good intentions.

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