Sunan Abu Dawud #5258 · General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Sunan Abu DawudThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn 'Ajilan through a different chain of narrators briefly. This version has
Sunan Abu Dawud · Book 43 · General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
Sunan Abu Dawud · كتاب 43 · كتاب الأدب
He should give it a warning three times. If it appears to him after that, he should kill it, for it is a devil
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ مُخْتَصَرًا قَالَ ‏
"‏ فَلْيُؤْذِنْهُ ثَلاَثًا فَإِنْ بَدَا لَهُ بَعْدُ فَلْيَقْتُلْهُ فَإِنَّهُ شَيْطَانٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏
Reference : Sunan Abu Dawud 5258In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 486