Did The Prophet (sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam) Supplicate Against the Crow?
Question:
I heard from a brother that, on the day of his emigration, the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam) supplicated against a crow: "May Allaah blacken your face." Is this Hadeeth authentic? If it is authentic, why did the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam) say that?
Answer:
This narration is a fabrication - as far as I know - the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam) didn't supplicate against the crow, not during his emigration and not during any other time. But the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam) did mention the crow in the Hadeeth concerning the five Fawasiq (vicious animals), which are to be killed, even when a person is in a state of Ihram, he (sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam) said:
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"I here are five animals that are all Fawasiq and should be killed while not in Ihram and while in Ihram: the crow, the kite (a kind of bird), the scorpion, the mouse, and the ferocious dog." (Al-Bukhari no. 1829 and Muslim no. 1198)
Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 7, Pages 184-185, DARUSSALAM
