Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 3359

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Book 60: Prophets

Chapter: The Statement of Allah Taa'la: "...And Allah did take Ibrahim as a Khalil."

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by Umm Shareek 5 narrators
'Ubaidullah bin Musa bin Abi al-Mukhtar Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn ~128 AH – ~213 AH Ibn Jurayj Tābiʿī ~80 AH (est.) – 150 AH or after 'Abdul Hameed bin Jubayr bin Shayba Tābiʿī Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib Tābiʿī 14 AH/637 CE – 94 AH/715 CE Umm Shareek Companion
Narrated Um Sharik:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered that the salamander should be killed and said, "It (i.e. the salamander) blew (the fire) on Abraham."

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 3359

In-book reference

Book 60, Hadith 34

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 4, Book 55, Hadith 579

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَوِ ابْنُ سَلاَمٍ عَنْهُ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أُمِّ شَرِيكٍ ـ رضى الله عنها أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الْوَزَغِ وَقَالَ ‏ "‏ كَانَ يَنْفُخُ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ‏"‏‏.‏

Further Reading

Harm, Not Guilt: The Lizard and Ibrahim’s Fire in Hadith - ICRAA.org

Why was the house lizard/gecko mentioned in connection with the fire of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham), and does the hadith imply punishment for an ancient act? This essay argues that it does not. By reading the reports together and in context, it becomes clear that the instruction to kill the gecko arose from concern about harm, while the Abraham episode serves only as an illustrative description. Far from violating Qur’anic justice, the hadith reflects a consistent ethical logic rooted in prevention, transmission, and Companion understanding.

icraa.org

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