The Book of Greetings
كتاب السلام
Chapter 38: It Is Recommended To Kill Geckos
Umm Sharik reported that she consulted Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) in regard to killing of geckos, and he commanded to kill them and Umm Sharik is one of the women of Bani 'Amir b. Luwayy. This hadith has been reported through another chain of transmitters with the same meaning.
'Amir b. Sa'd reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) commanded the killing of geckos, and he called them little noxious creatures.
Chapter 39: The Prohibition Of Killing Ants
An Apostle from amongst the Apostles of Allah encamped under a tree, and an ant bit him, and he commanded his belongings to be removed from underneath the tree. He then commanded and it was burnt, and Allah revealed to bin):" Why one ant (which had bitten you) was not killed?"
Chapter 40: The Prohibition Of Killing Cats
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira through another chain of transmitters.
Chapter 41: The Virtue Of Giving Food And Water To Animals Which Are Unlawful To Eat
A prostitute saw a dog moving around a well on a hot day and hanging out its tongue because of thirst. She drew water for it in her shoe and she was pardoned (for this act of hers).
Chapter 37: Killing Snakes Etc.
Nafi' reported that Abu Lubaba happened to pass by Ibn 'Umar who lived in the fortified place near the house of 'Umar b. Khattab and was busy in keeping his eyes upon a snake and killing it, the rest of the hadith is the same.
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of al-A'mash with the same chain of transmitters.
While we were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in the cave, the rest of the hadith is the same as the one narrated above.
Chapter 38: It Is Recommended To Kill Geckos
Umm Sharik reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) commanded her to kill geckos. This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Ibn Abi Shaiba with a slight variation of wording.
I did not hear that he had commanded to kill them.
Chapter 39: The Prohibition Of Killing Ants
An ant had bitten a Prophet (one amongst the earlier Prophets) and he ordered that the colony of the ants should be burnt. And Allah revealed to him:" Because of an ant's bite you have burnt a community from amongst the communities which sings My glory."
Chapter 40: The Prohibition Of Killing Cats
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Ibn 'Umar also.
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hisham with the same chain of transmitters, but with a slight variation of wording.