I came to Abu Saeed Khudri, and while I was sitting with him, I heard something moving beneath his bed. I looked, and there was a snake. I stood up.Abu Saeed asked, "What is the matter with you?"I said, "There is a snake here."He said, "What do you want to do?"I said, "I want to kill it."He pointed to a room in his house facing his own room and said, "A cousin of mine was staying in this room. On the day of the Battle of the Confederates, he asked permission from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to visit his wife, as he was newly 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 room. He raised his spear at her, but she said, 'Do not be hasty until you see what made me come out.' He entered the room, and there was a hideous snake. He struck it with his spear, then came out carrying it on the spear while it writhed. I do not know which of them died first, the man or the snake.His people came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, 'Pray to Allah to bring our companion back to life.'He said, 'Seek forgiveness for your companion.' Then he said, 'A group of the jinn have accepted Islam in Medina. If you see any of them, warn it three times. Then, if it appears to you again after that, you may kill it after the three warnings.'"
حدثنا يزيد بن موهب الرملي حدثنا الليث عن ابن عجلان عن صيفي أبي سعيد مولى الأنصار
أتيت أبا سعيد الخدري فبينا أنا جالس عنده سمعت تحت سريره تحريك شيء فنظرت فإذا حية فقمت فقال أبو سعيد ما لك قلت حية هاهنا قال فتريد ماذا قلت أقتلها فأشار إلى بيت في داره تلقاء بيته فقال إن ابن عم لي كان في هذا البيت فلما كان يوم الأحزاب استأذن إلى أهله وكان حديث عهد بعرس فأذن له رسول الله ﷺ وأمره أن يذهب بسلاحه فأتى داره فوجد امرأته قائمة على باب البيت فأشار إليها بالرمح فقالت لا تعجل حتى تنظر ما أخرجني فدخل البيت فإذا حية منكرة فطعنها بالرمح ثم خرج بها في الرمح ترتكض قال فلا أدري أيهما كان أسرع موتا الرجل أو الحية فأتى قومه رسول الله ﷺ فقالوا ادع الله أن يرد صاحبنا فقال استغفروا لصاحبكم ثم قال إن نفرا من الجن أسلموا بالمدينة فإذا رأيتم أحدا منهم فحذروه ثلاث مرات ثم إن بدا لكم بعد أن تقتلوه فاقتلوه بعد الثلاث