Narrated Abu al-Rabi' al-Zahrani, narrated Hammad — and he is Ibn Zayd — narrated Hisham ibn 'Urwah, from his father, from 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Five are harmful creatures that may be killed even in the sacred precincts: the scorpion, the mouse, the kite, the crow, and the rabid dog."