Mishkat
al-Masabih
مشكاة المصابيح
23
Medicine and Spells
كتاب الطب والرقى
Chapter 1b: Section 2
الفصل الثاني
Mishkat al-Masabih 4545
‘Abd ar-Rahman b. ‘Uthman told that when a physician consulted the Prophet (ﷺ) 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.
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
REFERENCE: Mishkat al-Masabih 4545
In-book reference: Mishkat al-Masabih Book 23 Chapter 1b Hadith 1
In-book reference: Mishkat al-Masabih Book 23 Chapter 1b Hadith 1