Mishkat al-Masabih #3955
Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ قَتَلَ وَزَغًا فِي أولَّ ضَرْبَة كتبت لَهُ مِائَةُ حَسَنَةٍ وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ دُونَ ذَلِكَ وَفِي الثَّالِثَة دون ذَلِك» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم
Abu Huraira reported God's messenger as saying, "If anyone kills a gecko with the first blow a hundred good deeds will be recorded for him, less if he kills it at the second and less still if he kills it at the third."
Muslim transmitted it.
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This hadith is #3955 from Mishkat al-Masabih, in the Book of Game and Animals Which May Be Slaughtered.