حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَی عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَی عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُئِلَ عَنْ حَيَّاتِ الْبُيُوتِ فَقَالَ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ مِنْهُنَّ شَيْئًا فِي مَسَاکِنِکُمْ فَقُولُوا أَنْشُدُکُنَّ الْعَهْدَ الَّذِي أَخَذَ عَلَيْکُنَّ نُوحٌ أَنْشُدُکُنَّ الْعَهْدَ الَّذِي أَخَذَ عَلَيْکُنَّ سُلَيْمَانُ أَنْ لَا تُؤْذُونَا فَإِنْ عُدْنَ فَاقْتُلُوهُنَّ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 5260
Narrated Abdur Rahman Ibn Abu Layla: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the house-snakes. He said: When you see one of them in your dwelling, say: I adjure you by the covenant which Noah made with you, and I adjure you by the covenant which Solomon made with you not to harm us. Then if they come back, kill them.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020