And prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and all his Companions: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) transmitted in his book *Riyad al-Salihin*:

The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions:
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) transmitted in his book *Riyad al-Salihin*:
“From Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

He who killed a gecko with the first stroke for him is such and such a reward, and he who killed it with a second stroke for him is such and such reward less than the first one, and he who killed it with the third stroke for him is such and such a reward

من قتل وزغة في أول ضربة فله كذا وكذا حسنة، ومن قتلها في الضربة الثانية فله كذا وكذا حسنة دون الأولى، وإن قتلها في الضربة الثالثة فله كذا وكذا حسنة

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In another narration:

If anyone kills a chameleon with the first blow, a hundred good deeds will be recorded for him; less than that will be recorded for him if he kills it at the second blow, and still less rewards will be recorded for him if he kills it at the third blow.

مَن قتل وزغاً في أول ضربة كتب له مائة حسنة، وفي الثانية دون ذلك، وفي الثالثة دون ذلك

Riyad as-Salihin 1864

Muslim narrated it.
From Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

A man said, “I will surely give charity,” so he went out with his charity and placed it in the hand of a thief. In the morning, people were talking: “Charity was given tonight to a thief.” He said, “Praise be to Allah for that. I will surely give charity,” so he went out with his charity and placed it in the hand of a fornicator. In the morning, people were talking: “Charity was given tonight to a fornicator.” He said, “Praise be to Allah for that, for a fornicator! I will surely give charity,” so he went out with his charity and placed it in the hand of a rich man. In the morning, people were talking: “Charity was given tonight to a rich man.” He said, “Praise be to Allah for that, for a thief, and for a fornicator, and for a rich man!” Then he was brought to [the Prophet] and it was said to him: “As for your charity to the thief, perhaps he will refrain from his theft; and as for the fornicator, perhaps she will refrain from her fornication; and as for the rich man, perhaps he will take heed and spend from what Allah has given him.”

قال رجلٌ لأتصدقن بصدقة، فخرج بصدقته، فوضعها في يد سارق، فأصبحوا يتحدثون : تُصُدق الليلة على سارق فقال : اللهم لك الحمد ، لأتصدقن بصدقة، فخرج بصدقته، فوضعها في يد زانية، فأصبحوا يتحدثون : تُصدق الليلة على زانية ، فقال : اللهم لك الحمد ، على زانية !! لأتصدقن بصدقة، فخرج بصدقته، فوضعها في يد غني، فأصبحوا يتحدثون : تُصدق الليلة على غني . فقال : اللهم لك الحمد على سارق، وعلى زانية، وعلى غني !!.
فأُتي فقيل له: أما صدقتك على سارق فلعله أن يستعف عن سرقته، وأما الزانية فلعلها تستعف عن زناها، وأما الغني فلعله أن يعتبر فينفق مما آتاه الله

Al-Bukhari narrated it with its wording, and Muslim with its meaning.
And from him (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: “

Abu Huraira reported: Meat was one day brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and a foreleg was offered to him, a part which he liked. He sliced with his teeth a piece out of it and said: I shall be the leader of mankind on the Day of Resurrection. Do you know why? Allah would gather in one plain the earlier

كنا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في دعوة ، فرُفع إليه الذراع وكانت تعجبه فنهس منها نهسة وقال : أنا سيد الناس يوم القيامة ، هل تدرون مم ذاك ؟ يجمع الله الأولين

Riyad as-Salihin 1866

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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
We previously mentioned in the last lesson: .
The lizard is well known; it is what is called the leper lizard, and killing it carries reward in obedience to the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and in seeking reward and recompense, because in the hadith of Abu Hurayrah that the author mentioned: .
And every one of us seeks good deeds, but we ask Allah for guidance to their path, so strive, my brother, for this: kill it with your hand, or with a sandal, or with a stone, or with a stick, or otherwise. It has been mentioned that the Mother of the Believers, Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), had prepared a stick for this purpose: something resembling a spear with which she would kill lizards, so it is recommended for a person to strive to kill them.