وَ رَوَى زُرَارَةُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ
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لَهُ رَجُلٌ يَرَى الْعَقْرَبَ وَ الْأَفْعَى وَ الْحَيَّةَ وَ هُوَ يُصَلِّي أَ يَقْتُلُهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنْ شَاءَ فَعَلَ.
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Hadith.790 – Zurarah narrated that a man asked him (Abu Ja'far (as)): "If a person sees a scorpion, a snake, or a serpent while he is praying, should he kill it?" Imam (as) said: "Yes, if he wishes to do so."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.