Hadith 55

Mishkat al-Masabih

Book 20: Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

Chapter 3

Lawful and Unlawful Food - Section 1

باب ما يحل اكله وما يحرم - الفصل الأول

Mishkat al-Masabih 4119
وَعَن أم شريك: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الْوَزَغِ وَقَالَ: «كَانَ يَنْفُخُ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيم»
Umm Sharik told that God’s messenger ordered geckos to be killed, saying the gecko blew on Abraham.1 1. Al-Qur’an 21:68 speaks of Abraham being put into a fire. In this tradition it is said that the gecko blew on the fire to stir it up. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
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