Animals the Prophet ﷺ Commanded to Be Killed
By: Imran Ayyub Lahori
Ḥaḍrat ʿĀʾishah (رضي الله عنها) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said:
"خَمْسٌ فَوَاسِقُ يُقْتَلْنَ فِي الحَرَمِ: الفَأْرَةُ، وَالعَقْرَبُ، وَالحُدَيَّا، وَالغُرَابُ، وَالكَلْبُ العَقُورُ"
"Five harmful creatures may be killed even in the Sacred Precinct (Ḥaram): the mouse, the scorpion, the kite (hawk), the crow, and the rabid dog."
[Al-Bukhārī: 3314, Muslim: 1198]
Ḥaḍrat Umm Sharīk (رضي الله عنها) narrated:
"أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الوَزَغِ"
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered the killing of the lizard (house gecko)."
[Al-Bukhārī: 3359, Muslim: 4154]
By: Imran Ayyub Lahori
1. Five harmful creatures to be killed even in the Ḥaram
Ḥaḍrat ʿĀʾishah (رضي الله عنها) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said:
"خَمْسٌ فَوَاسِقُ يُقْتَلْنَ فِي الحَرَمِ: الفَأْرَةُ، وَالعَقْرَبُ، وَالحُدَيَّا، وَالغُرَابُ، وَالكَلْبُ العَقُورُ"
"Five harmful creatures may be killed even in the Sacred Precinct (Ḥaram): the mouse, the scorpion, the kite (hawk), the crow, and the rabid dog."
[Al-Bukhārī: 3314, Muslim: 1198]
2. Lizard (House Gecko)
Ḥaḍrat Umm Sharīk (رضي الله عنها) narrated:
"أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الوَزَغِ"
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered the killing of the lizard (house gecko)."
[Al-Bukhārī: 3359, Muslim: 4154]