What is al-shuja' al-aqra' (the bald snake)? Is it one of the matters of the unseen that must only be believed in, or can it be seen? And what are its characteristics, if any have been mentioned?
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The "courageous bald snake" (Shuja' al-Aqra') is real, and its mention has been authentically reported in sound hadiths, among them what Al-Bukhari and Muslim narrated from Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The treasure of one of you will be on the Day of Resurrection a courageous bald snake." This is among the unseen matters in which one must believe. What has been reported about the courageous bald snake in the grave has come through inauthentic narrations.
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