Whoever keeps a dog, except a dog for hunting or for guarding livestock, his deeds will be…

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Hadith narrated by Agreed upon

Authenticity grade : Authentic

Hadith text: Whoever keeps a dog, except a dog for hunting or for gu…

عَنْ ابنِ عُمَرَ رَضيَ اللهُ عنهما عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنِ اقْتَنَى كَلْبًا إِلَّا كَلْبَ ضَارٍ أَوْ مَاشِيَةٍ نَقَصَ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قِيرَاطَانِ»، قَالَ سَالِمٌ: وَكَانَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ: «أَوْ كَلْبَ حَرْثٍ»، وَكَانَ صَاحِبَ حَرْثٍ.

Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever keeps a dog, except a dog for hunting or for guarding livestock, his deeds will be reduced by two Qirāts every day." Sālim said: Abu Hurayrah, who had a farm, used to say: "Or a farm dog."

Explanation of the hadith: Whoever keeps a dog, except a dog for hunting or for gu…

Lessons: Whoever keeps a dog, except a dog for hunting or for gu…

• It is not permissible for a Muslim to keep a dog except in the cases that have been excluded.
• Keeping dogs is prohibited due to the numerous harm and evil consequences associated with it. It is authentically reported from the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) that angels do not enter a house that contains a dog. Additionally, dogs carry an intense impurity that can only be removed by repeated washing with water and dust.

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