Miracle 43: Imam Ali (a.s.) Kills a Snake While in the Cradle

It is narrated when Imam Ali (a.s.) was in the cradle.

‘Imam Ali (a.s.) saw a snake coming towards him (a.s.) while he (a.s.) was in his cradle, and his hands were tied in the state of childhood. He overturned himself and brought out his hand and grabbed the snake by its neck with his right hand and pressed until his fingers entered it and held it till it died. When his mother saw that, she called out and cried for help. The Hashemites gathered, then she said: ‘It is as if you are ‘Haider’ (the lioness when she is angered before her cubs are hurt)’’.465