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Sunan Abu DawudGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Sunan Abu Dawud 5263

Chapter: Regarding killing geckos

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 5263

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ الْبَزَّازُ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

مَنْ قَتَلَ وَزَغَةً فِي أَوَّلِ ضَرْبَةٍ فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً وَمَنْ قَتَلَهَا فِي الضَّرْبَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً أَدْنَى مِنَ الأَوَّلِ وَمَنْ قَتَلَهَا فِي الضَّرْبَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً أَدْنَى مِنَ الثَّانِيَةِ ‏"

Narrated AbuHurayrah:

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 deeds will be recorded for him less than the former; and if he kills it with the third blow, such and such number of good deeds will be recorded for him, less than the former.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 5263), Muslim (No. 2240a, 2240b), At-Tirmidhi (No. 1482), Ibn Majah (No. 3229) and Ahmad (No. 8305).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( مَنْ قَتَلَ وَزَغَة ) : بِفَتَحَاتٍ. قَالَ الشَّيْخ عِزُّ الدِّين بْن عَبْد السَّلَام فِي أَمَالِيهِ : الضَّرْبَة الْأُولَى مُعَلَّل إِمَّا لِأَنَّهُ حِين قَتَلَ أَحْسَنَ فَيَنْدَرِج تَحْت قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ اللَّه كَتَبَ الْإِحْسَان عَلَى كُلّ شَيْء , فَإِذَا قَتَلْتُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا الْقِتْلَة " أَوْ يَكُون مُعَلَّلًا بِالْمُبَادَرَةِ إِلَى الْخَيْر , فَيَنْدَرِج فِي قَوْله تَعَالَى : { فَاسْتَبِقُوا الْخَيْرَاتِ } وَعَلَى كِلَا التَّعْلِيلَيْنِ يَكُون الْحَيَّة أَوْلَى بِذَلِكَ وَالْعَقْرَب لِعِظَمِ مَفْسَدَتِهِمَا اِنْتَهَى. وَقَالَ فِي مَوْضِعٍ آخَر : الْأَجْر فِي التَّكَالِيف عَلَى قَدْر النَّصَبِ إِذَا اِتَّحَدَ النَّوْع اِحْتِرَازًا عَنْ اِخْتِلَافه كَ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 5263
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim (2240) The hadith No. 5263
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5263

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2240a

He who killed a gecko with the first stroke for him is such and such a reward, and he who killed it with a second stroke for him is such and such reward less than the first one, and he who killed it with the third stroke for him is such and such a reward less than the second one.

مَنْ قَتَلَ وَزَغَةً فِي أَوَّلِ ضَرْبَةٍ فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً وَمَنْ قَتَلَهَا فِي الضَّرْبَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً لِدُونِ الأُولَى وَإِنْ قَتَلَهَا فِي الضَّرْبَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَلَهُ…

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 2240b

- He who killed a gecko with the first stroke for him are ordained one hundred virtues, and with the second one less than that and with the third one less than that.

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَكَرِيَّاءَ، ح…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1482

That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever kills a gecko in one strike, he has such and such reward, and if he kills it on the second strike, he will have such and such reward, and if he kills it on the third strike, then he has such and such reward."

"‏ مَنْ قَتَلَ وَزَغَةً بِالضَّرْبَةِ الأُولَى كَانَ لَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً فَإِنْ قَتَلَهَا فِي الضَّرْبَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ كَانَ لَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً فَإِنْ قَتَلَهَا فِي الضَّرْبَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ كَانَ لَهُ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 3229

“Whoever kills a house lizard with one blow will have such and such a reward. Whoever kills it with two blows will have such and such a reward,” less than the first. “And whoever kills it with three blows will have such and such reward,” less than that mentioned the second time.

"‏ مَنْ قَتَلَ وَزَغًا فِي أَوَّلِ ضَرْبَةٍ فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً وَمَنْ قَتَلَهَا فِي الثَّانِيَةِ فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا - أَدْنَى مِنَ الأُولَى - وَمَنْ قَتَلَهَا فِي الضَّرْبَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَلَهُ كَذَا…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Also reported by… (2)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (3162)مَنْ قَتَلَ وَزَغَةً فِي أَوَّلِ ضَرْبَةٍ ، فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً ، وَمَنْ قَتَلَهَا فِي الضَّرْبَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً أَدْنَى مِنَ الأُولَى ، وَمَنْ قَتَلَهَا فِي الضَّرْبَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً أَدْنَى مِنَ الثَّانِيَةِ
  • شرح السنة (3167)مَنْ قَتَلَ وَزَغَةً فِي أَوَّلِ ضَرْبَةٍ ، فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً ، وَمَنْ قَتَلَهَا فِي الضَّرْبَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ ، فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً لِدُونِ الأَوَّلِ ، وَمَنْ قَتَلَهَا فِي الضَّرْبَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ ، فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً لِدُونِ الثَّانِيَةِ

On the same subject

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2240c

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying (that he who kills a gecko) with the first stroke there are seventy rewards for him.

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَكَرِيَّاءَ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، حَدَّثَتْنِي أُخْتِي، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ فِي أَوَّلِ…

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