Sahih Muslim Book - 39, Hadith - 5840

وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرِ بْنِ حَازِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَسْمَاءَ بْنَ عُبَيْدٍ ، يُحَدِّثُ ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ السَّائِبُ وَهُوَ عِنْدَنَا أَبُو السَّائِبِ ، قَالَ : دَخَلْنَا عَلَى أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، فَبَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ إِذْ سَمِعْنَا تَحْتَ سَرِيرِهِ حَرَكَةً ، فَنَظَرْنَا فَإِذَا حَيَّةٌ ، وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِقِصَّتِهِ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ صَيْفِيٍّ. وَقَالَ فِيهِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنَّ لِهَذِهِ الْبُيُوتِ عَوَامِرَ ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ شَيْئًا مِنْهَا فَحَرِّجُوا عَلَيْهَا ثَلاَثًا ، فَإِنْ ذَهَبَ ، وَإِلاَّ فَاقْتُلُوهُ ، فَإِنَّهُ كَافِرٌ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ : اذْهَبُوا فَادْفِنُوا صَاحِبَكُمْ.

Asma bint ‘Ubaid narrated that a man who was called As-Sa’ib – and he is known to us as Abu As-Sa’ib – said: “We entered upon Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri, 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 Hadith of Malik form Saifi (no. 5839). And he said: “The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) 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.”’