[Machine] "I entered upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was sleeping or receiving revelation. Suddenly, a snake slithered near the house, so I thought to kill it. I woke him up and lay down between him and the snake. If there were any harm for me in doing so, he would have woken up as he was reciting this verse: 'Indeed, your protector is Allah and His Messenger and those who believe.' He said, 'Praise be to Allah!' When he saw me next to him, he asked, 'What brought you here?' I said, 'The place of this snake.' He said, 'Go and kill it.' So, I killed it. He praised Allah and then held my hand and said, 'O Abu Rafi, there will be a people after me who will fight for the sake of Allah, and whoever cannot fight with his hands, should do so with his tongue, and whoever cannot do so with his tongue, should do so with his heart. There is no other alternative.'"

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ نَائِمٌ أَوْ يُوحَى إِلَيْهِ وَإِذَا حَيَّةٌ فِي جَانِبِ الْبَيْتِ فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أَقْتُلَهَا فَأُوقِظَهُ فَاضْطَجَعْتُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْحَيَّةِ فَإِنْ كَانَ شَيْءٌ كَانَ بِي دُونَهُ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ وَهُوَ يَتْلُو هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا} الْآيَةَ قَالَ «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ» فَرَآنِي إِلَى جَانِبِهِ فَقَالَ «مَا أَضْجَعَكَ هَهُنَا؟» قُلْتُ لِمَكَانِ هَذِهِ الْحَيَّةِ قَالَ «قُمْ إِلَيْهَا فَاقْتُلْهَا» فَقَتَلْتُهَا فَحَمِدَ اللهَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَقَالَ «يَا أَبَا رَافِعٍ سَيَكُونُ بَعْدِي قَوْمٌ يُقَاتِلُونَ عَلِيًّا حَقًّا عَلَى اللهِ جِهَادُهُمْ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ جِهَادَهُمْ بِيَدِهِ فَبِلِسَانِهِ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ بِلِسَانِهِ فَبِقَلْبِهِ لَيْسَ وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ»