18/14. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1482 — Reward for Killing a Gecko
What Has Been Related About Killing Geckos
Hadith About Killing a Gecko and Reward
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1482
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1482
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " 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 كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَسَعْدٍ وَعَائِشَةَ وَأُمِّ شَرِيكٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
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."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1482In-book reference : Book 18, Hadith 23English translation : Vol. 3, Book 16, Hadith 1482
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1482
This hadith about killing a gecko mentions a reward for the person who kills it. The wording gives three cases: killing it with the first strike, the second strike, or the third strike. The report says there is a reward in each case, while the first strike is mentioned first and separately. The hadith does not give extra background in this text, so the explanation should stay close to what is stated. It teaches that the act was treated as something rewarded, and that doing it quickly in one strike has a special mention. The focus is clear action, not a long discussion about reasons outside this narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith mentions reward for killing a gecko.
- The first strike is given special mention in the wording.
- The narration speaks about action and reward without adding extra details here.
- One should not add reasons that are not stated in this text.
