How can a snake blind a person and cause a miscarriage, as stated in the Hadith: "Kill snakes, and kill the one with two white stripes and the short-tailed one, for they blind the eye and cause pregnant women to miscarry"?

Scholars have differed in their interpretations of the hadith: "The two-striped (Dhu al-Tufyatayn) and the short-tailed (al-Abtar) snakes blind the sight and cause miscarriage":

- The first opinion suggests that these snakes cause harm merely by being looked at, due to a property Allah has instilled in them that affects sight and causes miscarriage. This is the most apparent interpretation.

- The second opinion, however, states that the cause of harm is the biting and striking, and the accompanying venom, which affects sight and pregnancy.

- As for the third opinion, it posits that miscarriage is caused by the terror that afflicts a pregnant woman upon seeing these snakes. This opinion was refuted on the grounds that it is not specific to these two types of snakes and does not explain the loss of sight.

In conclusion, the hadith may encompass all these interpretations, and Allah knows best the realities of His creation.