Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 4140
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اقْتُلُوا الْحَيَّاتِ كُلَّهُنَّ فَمَنْ خَافَ ثَأْرَهُنَّ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ
Translation
Ibn Masʿud reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Kill all snakes. Whoever fears their retaliation is not one of me.’ Abu Dawud and al-Nasaʾi transmitted it.