Mishkat al-Masabih #945
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The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اقْتُلُوا الْأَسْوَدَيْنِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ الْحَيَّةَ وَالْعَقْرَبَ» . رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَلِلنَّسَائِيِّ مَعْنَاهُ
Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying, “Kill the two black things during prayer, the snake and the scorpion.”
Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Nasa’i has something to the same effect.
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This hadith is #945 from Mishkat al-Masabih, in the Book of Prayer.