سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الصيدChapters on Hunting
بَابُ : قَتْلِ الْوَزَغِChapter: Killing house lizards
Hadith 3231
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ حَازِمٍ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ سَائِبَةَ مَوْلَاةِ الْفَاكِهِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ أَنَّهَا دَخَلَتْ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَرَأَتْ فِي بَيْتِهَا رُمْحًا مَوْضُوعًا ، فَقَالَتْ : يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، مَا تَصْنَعِينَ بِهَذَا ؟ ، قَالَتْ : نَقْتُلُ بِهِ هَذِهِ الْأَوْزَاغَ ، فَإِنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخْبَرَنَا : " أَنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ لَمَّا أُلْقِيَ فِي النَّارِ ، لَمْ تَكُنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ دَابَّةٌ إِلَّا أَطْفَأَتِ النَّارَ غَيْرَ الْوَزَغِ ، فَإِنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَنْفُخُ عَلَيْهِ ، فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَتْلِهِ " .
´It was narrated from Sa’ibah, the freed slave woman of Fakih bin Mughirah, that she entered upon ‘Aishah and saw a spear in her house. She said:` “O Mother of the Believers, what do you do with this?” She said: “We kill these house lizards with it, for the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) told us that when Ibrahim was thrown into the fire, there was no beast on earth that did not try to put it out, apart from the house lizard that blew on it. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded that they should be killed.”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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A lizard should be killed.
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The lizard that blew on the fire kindled for Ibrahim (alayhis salam) died centuries ago, but from this it is understood that this animal is naturally mischievous. Just as the donkey, by its nature, has an affinity with Satan.
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The lizard is a harmful animal, and for such animals, it is not necessary that actual harm be caused in order to kill them—just as snakes and scorpions are killed even if they have not bitten or stung anyone.
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A lizard should be killed.
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The lizard that blew on the fire kindled for Ibrahim (alayhis salam) died centuries ago, but from this it is understood that this animal is naturally mischievous. Just as the donkey, by its nature, has an affinity with Satan.
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The lizard is a harmful animal, and for such animals, it is not necessary that actual harm be caused in order to kill them—just as snakes and scorpions are killed even if they have not bitten or stung anyone.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3231
