“When you assume the state of Ihram, you should stay away from killing all moving things except for the serpent, the scorpion and the rat because they tear the water containers and burn down (the house) upon the people of the house. As for the scorpion, the Holy prophet (sw) once extended his hand towards a stone and a scorpion stung him; so he (the Messenger of Allah) said, ‘May Allah curse you. Neither do you leave a righteous one nor an immoral one’. As for the snake, if it intends to (attack you), kill it, but if it does not intend to, then do not intend to (attack it). If a vicious dog or a wild animal intends to (attack you), then kill them both, but if they do not intend to, then do not intend to (attack them). If it is the treacherous black snake, kill it in all conditions. If it is a crow or al-Hida’at (another kind of crow), shoot them (if they are) on the back of your camel.’”