Hadith #355
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ حَدَّثَنَا نَافِعٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَتْنِي سَائِبَةُ مَوْلَاةٌ لِلْفَاكِهِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ قَالَتْ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ
فَرَأَيْتُ فِي بَيْتِهَا رُمْحًا مَوْضُوعًا قُلْتُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا تَصْنَعُونَ بِهَذَا الرُّمْحِ قَالَتْ هَذَا لِهَذِهِ الْأَوْزَاغِ نَقْتُلُهُنَّ بِهِ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاة وَالسَّلَامُ حِينَ أُلْقِيَ فِي النَّارِ لَمْ تَكُنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ دَابَّةٌ إِلَّا تُطْفِئُ النَّارَ عَنْهُ غَيْرَ الْوَزَغِ كَانَ يَنْفُخُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَتْلِهِ
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عفان
جرير
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English Translation
It was narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she had a spear in her house. She was asked about it and said: 'We use it to kill the house lizards [geckos], for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ told us that when Ibrahim, peace be upon him, was thrown into the fire, there was no creature on earth that did not try to put it out, except the gecko — it used to blow on the fire. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to kill it.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 44, Hadith 355
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 23393
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-59783