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Sahih Muslim 2236b (Book 39, Hadith 191) #12929
Dealing with Snakes in the Home

SUMMARY: This hadith is about a snake that was found under Abu Sa'id Khudri's bed and the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) instructing his companions to make life hard for it for three days, and if it does not go away, to kill it.

Asma' b. 'Ubaid reported about a person who was called as-Sa'ib having said: We visited Abu Sa'id Khudri. When we had been sitting (with him) we heard a stir under his bed. When we looked we found a big snake, the rest of the hadith is the same. And in this Allah's Messenger is reported to have said: Verily in these houses there live aged (snakes), so when you see one of them, make life hard for it for three days, and if it goes away (well and good), otherwise kill it for (in that case) it would be a non-believer. And he (the Holy Prophet) said (to his Companions): Go and bury your companion (who had died by the snake bite).
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرِ بْنِ حَازِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ، سَمِعْتُ أَسْمَاءَ بْنَ عُبَيْدٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ، يُقَالُ لَهُ السَّائِبُ - وَهُوَ عِنْدَنَا أَبُو السَّائِبِ - قَالَ دَخَلْنَا عَلَى أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ فَبَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ إِذْ سَمِعْنَا تَحْتَ، سَرِيرِهِ حَرَكَةً فَنَظَرْنَا فَإِذَا حَيَّةٌ ‏.‏ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِقِصَّتِهِ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ صَيْفِيٍّ وَقَالَ فِيهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ إِنَّ لِهَذِهِ الْبُيُوتِ عَوَامِرَ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ شَيْئًا مِنْهَا فَحَرِّجُوا عَلَيْهَا ثَلاَثًا فَإِنْ ذَهَبَ وَإِلاَّ فَاقْتُلُوهُ فَإِنَّهُ كَافِرٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ لَهُمُ ‏"‏ اذْهَبُوا فَادْفِنُوا صَاحِبَكُمْ

TOPICS
snake  *  home  *  hard  *  kill  *  asmaa  *  aubaid  *  assaaib  *  khudri  *  kafirun

QUICK LESSONS:
Make life hard for aged snakes living in your home before killing them . Respect all of Allah's creations . Take responsibility by burying those who have passed away due to negligence or carelessness .

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is instructing his companions on how to deal with snakes in their homes. He tells them that if they find an aged snake living in their home, they should make life hard for it for three days and if it does not go away then they should kill it because then it would be a non-believer. The Prophet also instructed them to bury their companion who died from the snake bite. This hadith teaches us that we must be careful when dealing with snakes and other creatures living in our homes and respect all of Allah's creations even if we do not understand why they are there or what purpose they serve. It also teaches us that we must take responsibility for our actions by burying those who have passed away due to our negligence or carelessness.

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