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1. To remember the Prophet's supplications; and I will make a whole chapter at the end of this book, exclusively for them. 2. To mention the Name of Allah if you jump from a high place. 3. To mention the Name of Allah when you enter a dark room. 4. To mention the Name of Allah when you pour hot water in a sink or on the ground. 5. Do not harm a dog or a cat. 6. Do not sleep alone in a room, and if you have to, then perform ablution and make the supplications before you sleep. 7. Do not urinate in a hole or a den. [Al-Nasā'i reported, on the authority of Qatadah from 'Abdullah ibn Sajis that the Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited urination in a hole. Qatadah was asked why it was unpleasant to urinate in a hole. He replied: 'It was said that holes are the residences of Jinn.'] 8. Do not kill a snake that appears inside the house; and here is the analysis of this issue: First: When you see a snake in the house, you give it an ultimatum of three days to leave. We have previously mentioned the story of the Ansari youth, when the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Sometimes these houses are visited by (a snake or scorpion), so if you see one of them, give it an ultimatum of three days to leave. If it stays after three days, kill it, because it could only be a kafir (a kafir Jinn in the form of a snake)". [Recorded by Muslim.]
The method of tahreej (Giving the Jinn in the form of a snake the ultimatum to leave the house in three days): Al-Nawawi (R) has said: "Al-Qadi said: 'Ibn Hibban transmitted that the Prophet's (ﷺ) saying for tahreej is:
" أُنْشُدُكُمْ بِالْعَهْدِ الَّذِيْ أَخَذَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ سُلَيْمُانُ بْنُ دَاوْدَ أَن لَّا تُؤْذُوْنَنَا وَلَا تَظْهَرُوُنَ لَنَا"
Un-shudukum bil ahdi al-lathi akhadathu Sulaymanubnu Dawooda an-laa tukthounana wala tath'haruna lana.
Imam Malik (R) said: We can say:
" أُخْرُجْ عَلَيْكَ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ أَن لَّا تَبْدُوْ لَنَا وَلَا تُؤْذُوْنَنَا"
Ukruj 'alayka billahi wal yawmi al-akhiri alla tabdu lana wala tou'zoonana.
Second: If you see the snake in the house, then after three days, kill it, because it is either a devil, a Jewish Jinn, a Christian Jinn, an oppressive Muslim Jinn, or a real snake.
Third: If you see a snake with stripes (either white lines or black ones) or one with a short tail, then kill it, and do not apply tahreej. Abu Lubabahit said: 'The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the killing of snakes visiting the house immediately, except the ones with stripes or short tails'.
Fourth: To kill any snake you see outside the house.
Fifth: Kill any snake you see inside the mosque; and this is the opinion of Imam Malik.
9. Do not wander deeply into the desert alone at night. 10. To Mention the Name of Allah when you throw something heavy on the ground.
What does this bring up for you today?