[Machine] A group of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ passed by a village in the Arab lands, and in that village, there was a poisonous snake or a harmless snake. They asked the villagers if there was someone who could handle the snake because they needed to drink water and were afraid of the snake. One of the villagers stepped forward and killed the snake. When he returned to his companions, they were angry with him and said, "You took payment for the Quran!" When they arrived to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , they informed him of what had happened. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ replied, "The most deserving of you to receive payment for this act is the Book of Allah."  

أَنَّ نَفَرًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَرُّوا بِحَيٍّ مِنْ أَحْيَاءِ الْعَرَبِ وَفِيهِمْ لَدِيغٌ أَوْ سَلَيْمٌ فَقَالُوا هَلْ فِيكُمْ مِنْ رَاقٍ فَإِنَّ فِي الْمَاءِ لَدِيغًا أَوْ سَلِيمَا فَانْطَلَقَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ فَرَقَاهُ عَلَى شَاءٍ فَبَرَأَ فَلَمَّا أَتَى أَصْحَابَهُ كَرِهُوا ذَلِكَ وَقَالُوا أَخَذْتَ عَلَى كِتَابِ اللهِ ﷻ أَجْرًا فَلَمَّا قَدِمُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أَحَقَّ مَا أَخَذْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا كِتَابُ اللهِ