Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1202
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، وَيَزِيدَ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ زُرَيْعٍ - عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ ضَمْضَمِ بْنِ جَوْسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِقَتْلِ الأَسْوَدَيْنِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ .
Translation
Qutaybah ibn Sa‘id reported to us, from Sufyan and Yazid—namely, Ibn Zuray‘—from Ma‘mar, from Yahya ibn Abi Kathir, from Damdam ibn Jawas, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded that the two black ones be killed during prayer.
Translation notes
The source says “the two black ones”; the surrounding chapter identifies them as snakes and scorpions.