Sunan an-Nasa'i 3193
سنن النسائي#3193Sahihأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ، مُوسَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ - هُوَ الشَّامِيُّ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَيْمُونُ بْنُ الأَصْبَغِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الْحَيَّاتِ وَقَالَ " مَنْ خَافَ ثَأْرَهُنَّ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا " .
It was narrated from 'Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded that snakes be killed and he said:"Whoever fears their vengeance is not one of us
Scholarly Authentication
The label above is the grade most of these scholars gave — one dissenting opinion no longer speaks for all of them. If any scholar calls a narration fabricated, that verdict is shown instead, whatever the others say. Each scholar's own wording:
In-book reference: 25:109