مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الصيد والذبائح
The Book of Hunting and Slaughtering
(بَيَانُ رُؤْيَةِ حَيَّةٍ فِي الْبَيْتِ)
(Statement on seeing a snake in the house)
Hadith 4137
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو لَيْلَى: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِذَا ظَهَرَتِ الْحَيَّةُ فِي الْمَسْكَنِ فَقُولُوا لَهَا: إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكِ بِعَهْدِ نُوحٍ وَبِعَهْدِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ أَنْ لَا تُؤْذِينَا فَإِنْ عَادَتْ فَاقْتُلُوهَا . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ
Abd ar-Rahman b. Abu Laila. said that Abu Laila reported God’s messenger as saying, "When a snake appears in a dwelling say to it, ‘We ask you by the covenant made with Noah and the covenant made with Solomon son of David not to harm us.’ Then if it comes back, kill it." Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.
