[Machine] It came down upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the messengers as a recognition of the Night Journey. So we said to him, "What is the Night Journey, O Abu Abdur-Rahman?" He replied, "While we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at Hira during the night, a snake came upon us from the mountain. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered us to kill it. We sought to do so, but it overpowered us. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said, 'Leave it, for Allah has saved you from its evil just as He has saved you from its harm.'"  

نَزَلَتْ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَالْمُرْسَلَاتِ عُرْفًا لَيْلَةَ الْحَيَّةِ قَالَ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ وَمَا لَيْلَةُ الْحَيَّةِ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ؟ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِحِرَاءٍ لَيْلًا خَرَجَتْ عَلَيْنَا حَيَّةٌ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ فَأَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِقَتْلِهَافَطَلَبْنَاهَا فَأَعْجَزَتْنَا فَقَالَ دَعُوهَا عَنْكُمْ فَقَدْ وَقَاهَا اللهُ شَرَّكُمْ كَمَا وَقَاكُمْ شَرَّهَا