Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 4137
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو لَيْلَى: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِذَا ظَهَرَتِ الْحَيَّةُ فِي الْمَسْكَنِ فَقُولُوا لَهَا: إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكِ بِعَهْدِ نُوحٍ وَبِعَهْدِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ أَنْ لَا تُؤْذِينَا فَإِنْ عَادَتْ فَاقْتُلُوهَا ". رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ
Translation
ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla reported that Abu Layla said the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘If a snake appears in a dwelling, say to it: We ask you by the covenant of Noah and the covenant of Solomon son of David not to harm us. If it returns, then kill it.’ Al-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.