أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ آدَمَ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ کُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْخَيْفِ مِنْ مِنًی حَتَّی نَزَلَتْ وَالْمُرْسَلَاتِ عُرْفًا فَخَرَجَتْ حَيَّةٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اقْتُلُوهَا فَابْتَدَرْنَاهَا فَدَخَلَتْ فِي جُحْرِهَا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2890
It was narrated that ‘Abdullah said: “We were with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم in Al-Khaif, which is in Mina, when the following was revealed: ‘By the winds sent forth one after another.’ A snake came out, and the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘Kill it.’ So they rushed to kill it, but it went back into its hole.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020