English translation
5257. It was narrated from Ibn 'Ajlān, from Ṣaifi Abī Sa'eed, the freed slave of the Anṣār, from Abū As-Sā'ib, who said: "I came to Abū Sa'eed Al-Khudrī, and while I was
sitting with him, I heard the sound of something moving under his bed. I looked and saw a snake, so I got up. Abū Sa'eed said: 'What is the matter with you?' I said: 'There is a snake there.' He said: 'What do you want to do?' I said: 'Kill it.' He pointed to a room in his house, and said: 'A cousin of mine was in this room, and on the Day of Al-Ahẓāb, he asked permission to go to his wife, for he was newly married, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ gave him permission, but told him to take his weapon with him. He came to his house, and found his wife standing at the door. He pointed at her with the spear, and she said: "Do not be hasty, until you see what made me come out." He entered the room and saw an ugly snake. He stabbed it with his spear, then he brought it out on the spear, quivering. I do not know which of them died first, the man or the snake. His people came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and said: "Pray to Allāh to bring our companion back to life." He said: "Pray for forgiveness for your companion." Then he said: "Some of the jinn in Al-Madinah have become Muslim, so if you see any of them, warn him three times, then if you want to kill it, then kill it after the three (warnings)." (Sahih)
Arabic text
5257 - حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ مَوْهَبٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ، عَنْ صَيْفِيٍّ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، مَوْلَى الْأَنْصَارِ عَنْ أَبِي السَّائِبِ، قَالَ: أَتَيْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ فَبَيْنَا 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 لِي كَانَ فِي هَذَا الْبَيْتِ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْأَحْزَابِ اسْتَأْذَنَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ، وَكَانَ حَدِيثَ عَهْدٍ بِعُرْسٍ، فَأَذِنَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ بِسِلَاحِهِ، فَأَتَى دَارَهُ فَوَجَدَ امْرَأَتَهُ قَائِمَةً عَلَى بَابِ 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 اللهُ 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»
