The lizard is commanded to be killed, and it is one of the roaming creatures
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The honorable Shaykh! Is the lizard one of the roaming creatures, by analogy with the cat?
The lizard is undoubtedly one of the roaming creatures; however, the lizard is commanded to be killed. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he ordered the killing of lizards, and that whoever kills one for the first time receives such and such a reward: one hundred good deeds, and for the second time, fifty. So it is among those that one is commanded to kill. How could we not strive to kill it, when it blows fire upon Ibrahim (peace be upon him), as is established in the hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
So I urge you that when you find a lizard, you should kill it, and you should hasten to do so. There was a spear with Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she kept ready for killing lizards.
The questioner: The hadith: Are the good deeds authentic?The Shaykh: I mean: with one hundred.
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The lizard is undoubtedly one of the roaming creatures; however, the lizard is commanded to be killed. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he ordered the killing of lizards, and that whoever kills one for the first time receives such and such a reward: one hundred good deeds, and for the second time, fifty. So it is among those that one is commanded to kill. How could we not strive to kill it, when it blows fire upon Ibrahim (peace be upon him), as is established in the hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
So I urge you that when you find a lizard, you should kill it, and you should hasten to do so. There was a spear with Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she kept ready for killing lizards.
The questioner: The hadith: Are the good deeds authentic?The Shaykh: I mean: with one hundred.
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh: Yes.