[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said: "It is enough for you to strike the snake once with a whip, whether you hit it or miss it. And if this is true, then Allah knows best about the sufficiency of it in fulfilling the duty of killing it. And Allah knows best, if it refrains from itself upon making a mistake and there is no intention to prevent it from striking more than one blow."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كَفَاكَ الْحَيَّةَ ضَرْبَةٌ بِالسَّوْطِ أَصَبْتَهَا أَمْ أَخْطَأْتَهَا وَهَذَا إِنْ صَحَّ فَإِنَّمَا أَرَادَ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ وُقُوعَ الْكِفَايَةِ بِهَا فِي الْإِتْيَانِ بِالْمَأْمُورِ فَقَدْ أَمَرَ ﷺ بِقَتْلِهَا وَأَرَادَ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ إِذَا امْتَنَعَتْ بِنَفْسِهَا عِنْدَ الْخَطَأِ وَلَمْ يُرِدْ بِهِ الْمَنْعَ مِنَ الزِّيَادَةِ عَلَى ضَرْبَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ