Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعْدٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ فَتَحَ خَوْخَةً لَهُ وَعِنْدَهُ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيُّ فَخَرَجَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ حَيَّةٌ فَأَمَرَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بِقَتْلِهَا فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَرَ أَنْ يُؤْذِنَهُنَّ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُنَّ.
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr told us, Hisham — meaning Ibn Sa'd — told us, from Zayd ibn Aslam, that Abdullah ibn Umar opened a small door of his, while Abu Sa'id al-Khudri was with him, and a snake came out at them. Abdullah ibn Umar ordered it to be killed, but Abu Sa'id said: "Do you not know that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, ordered that they be warned before being killed?"