Sahih Muslim Hadith 5840

English

[5840] 140 – (…) Asmâ' bint 'Ubaid narrated that a man who was called As-Sâ'ib – and he is known to us as Abü As-Sâ'ib— said: "We entered upon Abü Sa'eed Al- Khudrl, and while we were sitting there, we heard a movement beneath the bed. We looked and saw a snake…" and he quoted the story as in the IjadIth of Mâlik from Saifi (no. 5839). And he said: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'These houses have inhabitants. If you see any of them, ask them to leave for three days. If it goes (all well and good), otherwise kill it, for it is a disbeliever.' And he said to them: 'Go and bury your companion."