Islam > Hadiths > The creed > The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ordered to kill gecko…
Authentic hadithUpdated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM
📖 1 min readعن أم شريك رضي الله عنها : أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أمرها بِقَتْلِ الأَوْزَاغِ وقال: «كان يَنْفُخُ على إبراهيم».
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) ordered to kill geckos, saying that they used to blow the fire on Ibrahīm to make it more intense. This implies that geckos are totally hostile towards devout monotheists.
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