Abu al-Saib said I went to visit Abu Sa’ld al-Khudri, and while I was sitting I heard a movement under under his couch. When I looked and found a snake there, I got up. Abu Sa’ld said: what is with you? I said: Here is a snake. He said: what do you want ? I said: I shall kill it. He then pointed to a room in his house in front of his room and said: My cousin (son of my uncle) was in this room. He asked his permission to go to his wife on the occasion of the battle of Troops (Ahzab), as he was recently married. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave him permission and ordered him to take his weapon with him. He came to his house and found his wife standing at the door of the house. When he pointed to her with the lance, she said; do not make haste till you see what has brought me out. He entered the house and found an ugly snake there. He pierced in the lance while it was quivering. He said: I do not know which of them died first, the man or the snake. His people then came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: supplicate Allah to restore our companion to life for us. He said: Ask forgiveness for your Companion. Then he said: In Madina a group of Jinn have embraced Islam, so when you see one of them, pronounce a waring to it three times and if it appears to you after that, kill it after three days.

حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ مَوْهَبٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ صَيْفِيٍّ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ مَوْلَى الْأَنْصَارِ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي السَّائِبِ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَتَيْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ،‏‏‏‏ فَبَيْنمَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ عِنْدُهُ،‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ تَحْتَ سَرِيرِهِ تَحْرِيكَ شَيْءٍ،‏‏‏‏ فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا حَيَّةٌ،‏‏‏‏ فَقُمْتُ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ:‏‏‏‏ مَا لَكَ ؟ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ حَيَّةٌ هَاهُنَا،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَتُرِيدُ مَاذَا ؟ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ أَقْتُلُهَا،‏‏‏‏ فَأَشَارَ إِلَى بَيْتٍ فِي دَارِهِ تِلْقَاءَ بَيْتِهِ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "إِنَّ ابْنَ عَمٍّ لي كَانَ فِي هَذَا الْبَيْتِ،‏‏‏‏ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْأَحْزَابِ اسْتَأْذَنَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ،‏‏‏‏ وَكَانَ حَدِيثَ عَهْدٍ بِعُرْسٍ،‏‏‏‏ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ بِسِلَاحِهِ،‏‏‏‏ فَأَتَى دَارَهُ فَوَجَدَ امْرَأَتَهُ قَائِمَةً عَلَى باب الْبَيْتِ،‏‏‏‏ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهَا بِالرُّمْحِ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ لَا تَعْجَلْ حَتَّى تَنْظُرَ مَا أَخْرَجَنِي،‏‏‏‏ فَدَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ فَإِذَا حَيَّةٌ مُنْكَرَةٌ،‏‏‏‏ فَطَعَنَهَا بِالرُّمْحِ،‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ بِهَا فِي الرُّمْحِ تَرْتَكِضُ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَلَا أَدْرِي أَيُّهُمَا كَانَ أَسْرَعَ مَوْتًا الرَّجُلُ أَوِ الْحَيَّةُ،‏‏‏‏ فَأَتَى قَوْمُهُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَرُدَّ صَاحِبَنَا،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ اسْتَغْفِرُوا لِصَاحِبِكُمْ،‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ نَفَرًا مِنَ الْجِنِّ أَسْلَمُوا بِالْمَدِينَةِ،‏‏‏‏ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ فَحَذِّرُوهُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ،‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ إِنْ بَدَا لَكُمْ بَعْدُ أَنْ تَقْتُلُوهُ فَاقْتُلُوهُ بَعْدَ الثَّلَاثِ".

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn 'Ajilan through a different chain of narrators briefly. This version has: He should give it a warning three times. If it appears to him after that, he should kill it, for it is a devil.

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ،‏‏‏‏ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ مُخْتَصَرًا،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَلْيُؤْذِنْهُ ثَلَاثًا،‏‏‏‏ فَإِنْ بَدَا لَهُ بَعْدُ،‏‏‏‏ فَلْيَقْتُلْهُ،‏‏‏‏ فَإِنَّهُ شَيْطَانٌ.

The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Saeed al-Khudri in a similar manner through a different chain of narrators. This version is more perfect. In this version he said: give it a warning for three days; if it appears to you after that, then kill it, for it is only a devil.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَخْبَرَنِي مَالِكٌ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ صَيْفِيٍّ مَوْلَى ابْنِ أَفْلَحَ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو السَّائِبِ مَوْلَى هِشَامِ بْنِ زُهْرَةَ،‏‏‏‏ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ،‏‏‏‏ فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ وَأَتَمَّ مِنْهُ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَآذِنُوهُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ،‏‏‏‏ فَإِنْ بَدَا لَكُمْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَاقْتُلُوهُ،‏‏‏‏ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ شَيْطَانٌ.

Narrated Abdur Rahman Ibn Abu Layla: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the house-snakes. He said: When you see one of them in your dwelling, say: I adjure you by the covenant which Noah made with you, and I adjure you by the covenant which Solomon made with you not to harm us. Then if they come back, kill them.

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِيهِ،‏‏‏‏ أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُئِلَ عَنْ حَيَّاتِ الْبُيُوتِ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ مِنْهُنَّ شَيْئًا فِي مَسَاكِنِكُمْ،‏‏‏‏ فَقُولُوا:‏‏‏‏ أَنْشُدُكُنَّ الْعَهْدَ الَّذِي أَخَذَ عَلَيْكُنَّ نُوحٌ،‏‏‏‏ أَنْشُدُكُنَّ الْعَهْدَ الَّذِي أَخَذَ عَلَيْكُنَّ سُلَيْمَانُ،‏‏‏‏ أَنْ لَا تُؤْذُونَا فَإِنْ عُدْنَ فَاقْتُلُوهُنَّ".

Narrated Abdullah ibn Masud: Kill all the snakes except the little white one which looks like a silver wand. Abu Dawud said: A man said to me: A white snake does not wind in its movement. If it is correct, that is a sign in it, if Allah wills.

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ،‏‏‏‏ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ،‏‏‏‏ أَنَّهُ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "اقْتُلُوا الْحَيَّاتِ كُلَّهَا إِلَّا الْجَانَّ الْأَبْيَضَ الَّذِي كَأَنَّهُ قَضِيبُ فِضَّةٍ"،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ أبو داود:‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ لِي:‏‏‏‏ إِنْسَانٌ الْجَانُّ لَا يَنْعَرِجُ فِي مِشْيَتِهِ،‏‏‏‏ فَإِذَا كَانَ هَذَا صَحِيحًا كَانَتْ عَلَامَةً فِيهِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ".

Amir bin Saad, quoting his father, said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered a gecko to be killed, and calling it a noxious little creature.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِيهِ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَتْلِ الْوَزَغِ،‏‏‏‏ وَسَمَّاهُ فُوَيْسِقًا".

Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone kills a gecko with the first blow, such and such number of good deeds will be recorded for him, if he kills it with the second blow, such and such number of good deeds will be recorded for him less than the former; and if he kills it with the third blow, such and such number of good deeds will be recorded for him, less than the former.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ الْبَزَّازُ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِيهِ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قال رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ "مَنْ قَتَلَ وَزَغَةً فِي أَوَّلِ ضَرْبَةٍ فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً،‏‏‏‏ وَمَنْ قَتَلَهَا فِي الضَّرْبَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً أَدْنَى مِنَ الْأُولَى،‏‏‏‏ وَمَنْ قَتَلَهَا فِي الضَّرْبَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً أَدْنَى مِنَ الثَّانِيَةِ".

Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: For the first blow seventy good deeds will be recorded.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ الْبَزَّازُ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنِي أَخِي أَوْ أُخْتِي،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَعَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ أَنَّهُ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "فِي أَوَّلِ ضَرْبَةٍ سَبْعِينَ حَسَنَةً".

Abu Hurairah reported the prophet ﷺ as saying: A prophet got down beneath a tree and he was stung by an ant. He ordered regarding the baggage and it was removed from beneath it. He then ordered regarding it and it was burnt. Allah then revealed to him: why not (just) one ant?

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ الْمُغِيرَةِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ،‏‏‏‏ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "نَزَلَ نَبِيٌّ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ فَلَدَغَتْهُ نَمْلَةٌ،‏‏‏‏ فَأَمَرَ بِجِهَازِهِ فَأُخْرِجَ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا،‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَأُحْرِقَتْ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ فَهَلَّا نَمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً".

Abu Hurairah reported Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: An ant stung a prophet. He ordered a colony of ants to be burned. Allah revealed to him: because an ant stung you, you have perished a community which glorifies Me.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ،‏‏‏‏،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ "أَنَّ نَمْلَةً قَرَصَتْ نَبِيًّا مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ،‏‏‏‏ فَأَمَرَ بِقَرْيَةِ النَّمْلِ فَأُحْرِقَتْ،‏‏‏‏ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ:‏‏‏‏ أَفِي أَنْ قَرَصَتْكَ نَمْلَةٌ أَهْلَكْتَ أُمَّةً مِنَ الْأُمَمِ تُسَبِّحُ ؟".