It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Keep your dwellings and homes in good order, make one head into two heads, and frighten the venomous vermin (by killing them or driving them away) before they frighten you."
Al-Khalil bin Zakariyya (may Allah have mercy on him) said in explanation of it: "your dwellings" means your houses; "the head two heads" means that when someone intends to buy one slave for ten thousand, he should buy two slaves (instead of one); and "vermin" means snakes.
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب الأدب / 2818
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