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Abdur-Rahman bin Uthman narrated: A doctor asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about using a frog in medicine, and the Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited killing it 1 .
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Note 1
(1) The statement: "prohibited killing it": Because it is neither harmful nor edible, and the medicine does not depend on it, as there are alternatives. Thus, in Bazl al-Majhood.
Note 1
(١) قوله: فنهاه النبي صلي الله عليه واله وسلم عن قتلها: لأنها ليس بمؤذ ولا مأكول، ولا يتوقف الدواء عليه، بأن لا يكون له بدلا. كذافي (بذل المجهود).