Sahih Muslim Hadith 5839

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[5839] 139 – (2236) Abü As- (r)— [oArs] Sâ'ib, the freed slave of Hishâm bin Zuhrah, narrated that he entered upon Abü Sa'eed Al- KhudrI in his house. He said: "I 41 JI" found him praying, so I sat down to wait until he finished his prayer. I heard a sound in the ceiling, and I turned and saw a snake, so I jumped up to kill it, but he gestured to me to sit down, so I sat down. When he had finished he pointed to a room in the house and said: 'Do you see this room?' I said: 'Yes.' He said: 'In it there was a young man of our family who was newly married. We went out with the Messenger of Allah to (the battle of) Al-Khandaq (the Ditch) and that young man used to ask the Messenger of Allah for permission to go back to his wife at mid-day. He asked him for permission one day, and the Messenger of Allah said: "Take your weapon with you, for I fear that Quraizah may harm you." So the man took his weapon and went back, and he found his wife standing in the courtyard. He ran towards her with the spear to stab her, because he was overtaken by protective jealousy (GhIrah), but she said to him: "Put your spear down, and go inside the house so you can see what made me come out." He went inside and saw a huge snake coiled on the bed. He ran towards it with his spear and pierced it, then he came out and thrust the spear, with the snake on it, into the ground in the yard. It attacked him, and it is not known which of them died first, the snake or the young man. We said to him (the Prophet ): "Pray to Allah that he might be brought back to life for us." He said: "Pray for forgiveness for U J LJL L) your companion." Then he said: "In Al-Madinah there are some Jinn who became Muslim, so if you see any of them, ask them to leave for three days. If it appears to you after that then kill it, for it is a devil."