Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 5257

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Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 5257 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 43: General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab). This page presents the source record and its available text, translations and grading label. Use the reference and chapter link below to read it in context; numbering and wording may differ between editions.

Collection
Sunan Abu Dawud
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 5257
Chapter
43: General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
Narrator in the source
Abu al-Saib said
Compiler
Imam Abu Dawud
Displayed grading
Sahih
Hadith 5257
Sahih

حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ مَوْهَبٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ صَيْفِيٍّ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ مَوْلَى الْأَنْصَارِ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي السَّائِبِ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَتَيْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ،‏‏‏‏ فَبَيْنمَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ عِنْدُهُ،‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ تَحْتَ سَرِيرِهِ تَحْرِيكَ شَيْءٍ،‏‏‏‏ فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا حَيَّةٌ،‏‏‏‏ فَقُمْتُ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ:‏‏‏‏ مَا لَكَ ؟ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ حَيَّةٌ هَاهُنَا،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَتُرِيدُ مَاذَا ؟ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ أَقْتُلُهَا،‏‏‏‏ فَأَشَارَ إِلَى بَيْتٍ فِي دَارِهِ تِلْقَاءَ بَيْتِهِ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ ابْنَ عَمٍّ لي كَانَ فِي هَذَا الْبَيْتِ،‏‏‏‏ فَلَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْأَحْزَابِ اسْتَأْذَنَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ،‏‏‏‏ وَكَانَ حَدِيثَ عَهْدٍ بِعُرْسٍ،‏‏‏‏ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ بِسِلَاحِهِ،‏‏‏‏ فَأَتَى دَارَهُ فَوَجَدَ امْرَأَتَهُ قَائِمَةً عَلَى باب الْبَيْتِ،‏‏‏‏ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهَا بِالرُّمْحِ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ لَا تَعْجَلْ حَتَّى تَنْظُرَ مَا أَخْرَجَنِي،‏‏‏‏ فَدَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ فَإِذَا حَيَّةٌ مُنْكَرَةٌ،‏‏‏‏ فَطَعَنَهَا بِالرُّمْحِ،‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ بِهَا فِي الرُّمْحِ تَرْتَكِضُ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَلَا أَدْرِي أَيُّهُمَا كَانَ أَسْرَعَ مَوْتًا الرَّجُلُ أَوِ الْحَيَّةُ،‏‏‏‏ فَأَتَى قَوْمُهُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَرُدَّ صَاحِبَنَا،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ اسْتَغْفِرُوا لِصَاحِبِكُمْ،‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ نَفَرًا مِنَ الْجِنِّ أَسْلَمُوا بِالْمَدِينَةِ،‏‏‏‏ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ فَحَذِّرُوهُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ،‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ إِنْ بَدَا لَكُمْ بَعْدُ أَنْ تَقْتُلُوهُ فَاقْتُلُوهُ بَعْدَ الثَّلَاثِ .

I went to visit Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri رضی اللہ عنہ , and while I was sitting I heard a movement under under his couch. When I looked and found a snake there, I got up. Abu Sa’eed رضی اللہ عنہ said: what is with you? I said: Here is a snake. He said: what do you want ? I said: I shall kill it. He then pointed to a room in his house in front of his room and said: My cousin (son of my uncle) was in this room. He asked his permission to go to his wife on the occasion of the battle of Troops (Ahzab), as he was recently married. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم gave him permission and ordered him to take his weapon with him. He came to his house and found his wife standing at the door of the house. When he pointed to her with the lance, she said; do not make haste till you see what has brought me out. He entered the house and found an ugly snake there. He pierced in the lance while it was quivering. He said: I do not know which of them died first, the man or the snake. His people then came to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and said: supplicate Allah to restore our companion to life for us. He said: Ask forgiveness for your Companion. Then he said: In Madina a group of Jinn have embraced Islam, so when you see one of them, pronounce a waring to it three times and if it appears to you after that, kill it after three days.

— Abu al-Saib said

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Collection: Sunan Abu Dawud. Compiler: Imam Abu Dawud. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 5257.

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Source grading label: Sahih. A displayed label is source metadata, not an independent authentication by Sirah.

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