He should give it a warning three times. If it appears to him after that, he should kill it, for it is a devil.
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 43, Hadith 486
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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 (May peace be upon him) 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 (May peace be upon him) and said: supplicate Allah to restore our companion to life for us. He said : Ask forgiveness for your Companion. Then he said : In Medina 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.
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 43, Hadith 485 Next Hadith → give it a warning for three days; if it appears to you after that, then kill it, for it is only a devil.
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 43, Hadith 487
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 43, Hadith 485 Next Hadith → give it a warning for three days; if it appears to you after that, then kill it, for it is only a devil.
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 43, Hadith 487