Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) together in a cave when this verse was revealed { وَالْمُرْسَلاَتِ عُرْفًا }. As soon as this verse was revealed, we received it from the blessed chest of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Meanwhile, a snake entered the cave, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Kill it." We moved forward to kill the snake, but it ran away. Then he said, "Allah has saved it from your harm and you from its harm."

Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Kill snakes in every situation.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to order the killing of the six-headed serpent.

Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Keep your houses clean, do not let insects breed in them, scare them away before they scare you, because a Muslim (jinn) will not appear before you in their form.

Hazrat Abdullah says that whoever kills a snake, it is as if he has killed a disbeliever.

Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that kill all snakes except the one that is like the needle of a kohl container, because it is a jinn.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them) used to kill the python and ordered it to be killed, and used to say that the python is a deformed form of the jinn, just as monkeys are deformed forms among the Children of Israel.

Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with both of them) used to order to kill and throw away snakes.

Hasan and Muhammad used to order the killing of all snakes except the snake that is like silver and the python.

Ibrahim says that the predecessors used to command the killing of all snakes except for that serpent which is like silver.

Hazrat Abu Talha narrates that I asked Hazrat Abu Ja'far about killing snakes, so he said that I wish there was someone who would search for them and kill them, and we would give him a reward for it.

Hazrat Alqamah says that killing a snake and a disbeliever is the same, except for that snake which is like the stick of a kohl container; it is not permissible to kill it, as it is a jinn.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Prophet (peace be upon him) ordered the killing of the viper because it seeks out the eye and targets the pregnancy.

Hazrat Abu Laila narrates that once a man came to the service of the Prophet ﷺ and asked him about snakes in the houses. The Prophet ﷺ said: If you see them in your houses, say to them: We remind you of the promise you made to Hazrat Nuh, and we remind you of the promise you made to Hazrat Sulaiman bin Dawood, that you should not harm us. Even then, if you see any of them, then kill it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah that the Prophet ﷺ said: Whoever kills a snake has killed a disbeliever.

Hazrat Abdullah says that whoever kills a snake has killed a disbeliever.

Hazrat Mujahid says that whoever kills a snake has killed an enemy disbeliever.