Darussalam · Volume 4
28. Chapters On HuntingSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3229 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1076
Source no. 3229 · Volume 7 · Page 229
Sahih
صحيح
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3229. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Whoever kills a house lizard with one blow will have such and such a reward. Whoever kills it with two blows will have such and such reward," less than the first. "And whoever kills it with three blows will have such and such reward," less than that mentioned the second time. (Sahih)
3229 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّوَارِبِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ الْمُخْتَارِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُهَيْلٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ قَتَلَ وَزَغًا فِي أَوَّلِ ضَرْبَةٍ، فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً، وَمَنْ قَتَلَهَا فِي الثَّانِيَةِ، فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا، أَدْنَى مِنَ الْأُولَى، وَمَنْ قَتَلَهَا فِي الضَّرْبَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ، فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَسَنَةً، أَدْنَى مِنَ الَّذِي ذَكَرَهُ فِي الْمَرَّةِ الثَّانِيَةِ»
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The reward of killing in the first stroke is great because we are commanded to use the best and easiest way in taking the life of an animal. It shows mercy even in killing animals. In addition, killing in one stroke shows the interest in implementing the religious ruling and power of the killer; so it is desirable.