Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 4142
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم قَالَ: «اقْتُلُوا الْحَيَّاتِ كُلَّهَا إِلَّا الْجَانَّ الْأَبْيَضَ الَّذِي كَأَنَّهُ قضيب فضَّة» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
Translation
ʿAbd Allah ibn Masʿud, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Kill all snakes except the white jinn, which is like a silver rod.’ Abu Dawud transmitted it.