The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called the gecko "the little corrupt creature."
حدثنا أحمد بن عمرو بن السرح حدثنا عبد الله بن وهب أخبرني يونس عن ابن شهاب عن عروة بن الزبير
أن رسول الله ﷺ قال للوزغ الفويسقة
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Bukhari narrated it in "The Beginning of Creation," in the chapter "The Best Wealth of a Muslim Is Sheep Which He Takes to the Mountain Peaks," hadith 3306, from the hadith of Ibn Wahb, through him, and Muslim narrated it in "Greetings," in the chapter "The Recommendation of Killing the Gecko," hadith 145/2239, from Ibn Sarh, through him.