حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ اقْتُلُوا الْحَيَّاتِ کُلَّهَا إِلَّا الْجَانَّ الْأَبْيَضَ الَّذِي کَأَنَّهُ قَضِيبُ فِضَّةٍ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد فَقَالَ لِي إِنْسَانٌ الْجَانُّ لَا يَنْعَرِجُ فِي مِشْيَتِهِ فَإِذَا کَانَ هَذَا صَحِيحًا کَانَتْ عَلَامَةً فِيهِ إِنْ شَائَ اللَّهُ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 5261
Narrated Abdullah ibn Masud: Kill all the snakes except the little white one which looks like a silver wand. Abu Dawud said: A man said to me: A white snake does not wind in its movement. If it is correct, that is a sign in it, if Allah wills.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020