Sunan Abi Dawud · (Abwab Us Salam )
باب فِي قَتْلِ الأَوْزَاغِ
Chapter: Regarding killing geckos.
3 hadith · references 5262–5264
Sequential reading
Hadith in this chapter
Abu Dawud · 5262أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَتْلِ الْوَزَغِ , وَسَمَّاهُ فُوَيْسِقًاAmir bin Saad, quoting his father, said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered a gecko to be killed, and calling it a noxious little creature.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5263مَنْ قَتَلَ وَزَغَةً فِي أَوَّلِ ضَرْبَةٍ فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً , وَمَنْ قَتَلَهَا فِي الضَّرْبَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً أَدْنَى مِنَ الْأُولَى , وَمَنْ قَتَلَهَا فِي الضَّرْبَةِ الثَّالِثَةِNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone kills a gecko with the first blow, such and such number of good deeds will be recorded for him, if he kills it with the second blow, such and such number of good deeds5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 5264فِي أَوَّلِ ضَرْبَةٍ سَبْعِينَ حَسَنَةًNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: For the first blow seventy good deeds will be recorded.6 narrators