Collection: Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 25767

Kill all the snakes except the little white one which looks like a silver wand. Abu Dawud said: A man said to me: A white snake does not wind in its movement. If it is correct, that is a sign in it, if Allah wills.

Sunan Abi Dawud 25768

The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) ordered a gecko to be killed, and calling it a noxious little creature.

Sunan Abi Dawud 25769

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone kills a gecko with the first blow, such and such number of good deeds will be recorded for him, if he kills it with the second blow, such and such number of good deeds will be recorded for him less than the former; and if he kills it with […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 25765

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 25766

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked about the house-snakes. He said: When you see one of them in your dwelling, say: I adjure you by the covenant which Noah made with you, and I adjure you by the covenant which Solomon made with you not to harm us. Then if they come back, kill […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 25760

After that, that is, after Abu Lubabah had mentioned him this tradition, Ibn ‘Umar found a snake in his house; he commanded regarding it and it was driven away to al-Baqi’.

Sunan Abi Dawud 25762

Muhammad ibn AbuYahya said that his father told that he and his companion went to AbuSa’id al-Khudri to pay a sick visit to him. He said: Then we came out from him and met a companion of ours who wanted to go to him. We went ahead and sat in the mosque. He then came […]

Sunan Abi Dawud 25763

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 […]