Mishkat al-MasabihChapter 20Hadith 3953

Full Sharh — Mishkat al-Masabih 3953

وَعَن أم شريك: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الْوَزَغِ وَقَالَ: «كَانَ يَنْفُخُ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيم»

English Translation

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.)

Source

Mishkat al-Masabih(مشكاة المصابيح)

Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered

Hadith Number

3953

Mishkat al-Masabih 3953

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