39/38. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2237b — Umm Sharik and Geckos
It Is Recommended To Kill Geckos
Hadith About Umm Sharik Asking About Killing Geckos
Sahih Muslim : 2237b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2237b
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ، بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي خَلَفٍ حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ شَيْبَةَ، أَنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ أُمَّ شَرِيكٍ أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّهَا، اسْتَأْمَرَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي قَتْلِ الْوِزْغَانِ فَأَمَرَ بِقَتْلِهَا . وَأُمُّ شَرِيكٍ إِحْدَى نِسَاءِ بَنِي عَامِرِ بْنِ لُؤَىٍّ . اتَّفَقَ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ أَبِي خَلَفٍ وَعَبْدِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ وَحَدِيثُ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ قَرِيبٌ مِنْهُ .
Umm Sharik Narrated from:
Umm Sharik reported that she consulted Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) in regard to killing of geckos, and he commanded to kill them and Umm Sharik is one of the women of Bani 'Amir b. Luwayy. This hadith has been reported through another chain of transmitters with the same meaning.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2237bIn-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 194USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 26, Hadith 5561
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2237b
Core Topic: Geckos. This narration is a good match for “Umm Sharik killing geckos hadith.” It says Umm Sharik consulted the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم about killing geckos, and he commanded that they be killed. The text also notes that Umm Sharik was one of the women of Bani Amir b. Luwayy and that the same meaning came through another chain of transmitters. The Hadith is direct and should not be mixed with details from other topics. It is not about snakes, house snakes, or jinn. It is about a question regarding geckos and the answer given by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The main teaching is the command recorded in this narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- Umm Sharik asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم about killing geckos.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم commanded that geckos be killed.
- The narration identifies Umm Sharik as being from Bani Amir b. Luwayy.
- Another chain reports the same meaning.
