Hadith
Buraq
The Buraq is a mythical flying creature which Muhammad claimed he rode on his "Night Journey."
Narrated Abbas bin Malik: Malik bin Sasaa said that Allah's Apostle described to them his
Night Journey saying, "While I was lying in Al-Hatim or Al-Hijr,
suddenly someone came to me and cut my body open from here to here." I
asked Al-Jarud who was by my side, "What does he mean?" He said, "It
means from his throat to his pubic area," or said, "From the top of the
chest." The Prophet further said, "He then took out my heart. Then a
gold tray of Belief was brought to me and my heart was washed and was
filled (with Belief) and then returned to its original place. Then
a white animal which was smaller than a mule and bigger than a donkey
was brought to me." (On this Al-Jarud asked, "Was it the Buraq, O Abu
Hamza?" I (i.e. Anas) replied in the affirmative). The Prophet said,
"The animal's step (was so wide that it) reached the farthest point
within the reach of the animal's sight. I was carried on it, and Gabriel set out with me till we reached the nearest heaven.
Then he [Gabriel] brought the
Buraq, handsome-faced and bridled, a tall, white beast, bigger than the
donkey but smaller than the mule. He could place his hooves at the
farthest boundary of his gaze. He had long ears. Whenever he faced a
mountain his hind legs would extend, and whenever he went downhill his
front legs would extend. He had two wings on his thighs which lent
strength to his legs. He
bucked when the Prophet came to mount him. Jibril put his hand on his
mane and said: "Are you not ashamed, O Buraq? By Allah, no-one has
ridden you in all creation more dear to Allah than he is." Hearing this
he was so ashamed that he sweated until he became soaked, and he stood
still so that the Prophet mounted him.
Muhammad al-Alawi al-Maliki, al-Anwar al Bahiyya min Isra wa l-Mi'raj Khayr al-Bariyyah
Dogs
Hunting with Dogs
Narrated 'Adi bin Hatim: I asked the Prophet (about the hunting dogs)
and he replied, "If you let loose (with Allah's name) your tamed dog
after a game and it hunts it, you may eat it, but if the dog eats of
(that game) then do not eat it because the dog has hunted it for
itself." I further said, "Sometimes I send my dog for hunting and find
another dog with it. He said, "Do not eat the game for you have
mentioned Allah's name only on sending your dog and not the other dog."
Narrated 'Adi bin Hatim: I asked the Prophet, "I send off (for a game)
my trained hunting dogs; (what is your verdict concerning the game they
hunt?" He said, "If you send off your trained hunting dogs and mention
the Name of Allah, then, if they catch some game, eat (thereof). And if
you hit the game with a mi'rad (a hunting tool) and it wounds it, you
can eat (it)."
Sahih Bukhari 9:93:494, See also: Sahih Bukhari 9:93:494, Sahih Muslim 21:4732, and Al-Muwatta 25 1.5
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: There was a bedouin called AbuTha'labah. He said: Apostle of Allah, I have trained dogs,
so tell me your opinion about (eating) the animal they hunt. The
Prophet (peace be upon him) said: If you have trained dogs, then eat
what they catch for you. He asked: Whether it is slaughtered or not? He
replied: Yes. He asked: Does it apply even if it eats any of it? He
replied: Even if it eats any of it. He again asked: Apostle of Allah,
tell me your opinion about my bow (i.e. the game hunted by arrow). He
said: Eat what your bow returns to you, whether it is slaughtered or
not. He asked: If it goes out of my sight? He replied: Even if it goes
out of your sight, provided it has no stench, or you find a mark on it
other than the mark of your arrow. He asked: Tell me about the use of
the vessels of the Magians when we are forced to use them. He replied:
Wash them and eat in them.
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Sad ibn Abi Waqqas
had said, when asked about a trained dog killing game, "Eat, even if
only one piece of it remains."
Al-Muwatta 25 2.7, See also: Al-Muwatta 25 2.5ab
[edit]Angels do not like Dogs
Narrated Abu Talha: I heard Allah's Apostle saying; "Angels (of Mercy)
do not enter a house wherein there is a dog or a picture of a living
creature (a human being or an animal)."
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as
saying: Angels do not accompany the travellers who have with them a dog
and a bell.
Sahih Muslim 24:5277, See also: Sahih Muslim 24:5278
Maimuna reported that one morning Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) was silent with grief. Maimuna said: Allah's Messenger, I find a
change in your mood today. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
said: Gabriel had promised me that he would meet me tonight, but he did
not meet me. By Allah, he never broke his promises, and Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) spent the day in this sad (mood). Then
it occurred to him that there had been a puppy under their cot. He
commanded and it was turned out. He then took some water in his hand and
sprinkled it at that place. When it was evening Gabriel met him and he
said to him: you promised me that you would meet me the previous night.
He said: Yes, but we (angels) do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a picture.
Then on that very morning he commanded the killing of the dogs until he
announced that the dog kept for the orchards should also be killed, but
he spared the dog meant for the protection of extensive fields (or big
gardens).
Dogs Annul Prayers
Narrated 'Aisha: The things which annul the prayers were mentioned
before me. They said, "Prayer is annulled by a dog, a donkey and a woman
(if they pass in front of the praying people)." I said, "You have made
us (i.e. women) dogs. I saw the Prophet praying while I used to lie in
my bed between him and the Qibla. Whenever I was in need of something, I
would slip away. for I disliked to face him."
The Black Dog is a Devil
Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of 'Allah (may peace be upon him)
said: When any one of you stands for prayer and there is a thing before
him equal to the back of the saddle that covers him and in case there is
not before him (a thing) equal to the back of the saddle, his prayer
would be cut off by (passing of an) ass, woman, and black Dog.
I said: O Abu Dharr, what feature is there in a black dog which
distinguish it from the red dog and the yellow dog? He said: O, son of
my brother, I asked the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) as
you are asking me, and he said: The black dog is a devil.
Killing Animals
Killing Crows, Kites, Mice, Scorpions and Dogs
Narrated Hafsa: Allah's Apostle said, "It is not sinful (of a Muhrim) to
kill five kinds of animals, namely: the crow, the kite, the mouse, the
scorpion and the rabid dog."
Sahih Bukhari 3:29:54, See also: Sahih Bukhari 3:29:52, Sahih Bukhari 3:29:53, Sahih Bukhari 3:29:54, Sahih Bukhari 3:29:55, Sahih Bukhari 4:54:531, Sahih Bukhari 4:54:532, Sahih Muslim7:2717, Sahih Muslim 7:2718, Sahih Muslim 7:2719, Sahih Muslim 7:2720, Sahih Muslim 7:2721, Sahih Muslim 7:2722, Sahih Muslim 7:2723, Sahih Muslim 7:2724, Sahih Muslim 7:2725,Sahih Muslim 7:2726, Sahih Muslim 7:2727, Sahih Muslim 7:2728, Sahih Muslim 7:2729, Sahih Muslim 7:2730, Sahih Muslim 7:2731, Abu Dawud 10:1844 , Al-Muwatta 20 26.89, Al-Muwatta20 26.90, and Al-Muwatta 20 26.91
Killing Dogs
Maimuna reported that one morning Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) was silent with grief. Maimuna said: Allah's Messenger, I find a
change in your mood today. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him)
said: Gabriel had promised me that he would meet me tonight, but he did
not meet me. By Allah, he never broke his promises, and Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) spent the day in this sad (mood). Then
it occurred to him that there had been a puppy under their cot. He
commanded and it was turned out. He then took some water in his hand and
sprinkled it at that place. When it was evening Gabriel met him and he
said to him: you promised me that you would meet me the previous night.
He said: Yes, but we do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a
picture. Then on that very
morning he commanded the killing of the dogs until he announced that
the dog kept for the orchards should also be killed, but he spared the
dog meant for the protection of extensive fields (or big gardens).
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him)
ordered to kill dogs, and we were even killing a dog which a woman
brought with her from the desert. Afterwards he forbade to kill them,
saying: Confine yourselves to the type which is black.
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mughaffal: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Were dogs not a species of creature I should command that they all be killed; but kill every pure black one.
Abdullah (b. Umar) (Allah be pleased with them) reported: Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) ordered the killing of dogs and we would send (men) in Medina and its corners and we did not spare any dog that we did not kill, so much so that we killed the dog that accompanied the wet she-camel belonging to the people of the desert.
Killing Geckos
Amir b. Sa'd reported on the authority of his father that Allah's
Apostle (may peace be upon him) commanded the killing of geckos, and he
called them little noxious creatures.
Sahih Muslim 26:5562, See also Sahih Muslim 26:5563, Sahih Muslim 26:5564, Sahih Muslim 26:5565 and Sahih Muslim 26:5566
Killing Salamanders
Narrated Um Sharik: That the Prophet ordered her to kill Salamanders.
Narrated 'Aisha the wife of the Prophet: Allah's Apostle called the
salamander a bad animal, but I did not hear him ordering it to be
killed."
Saa’ibah the slave woman of al-Faakih ibn al-Mugheerah [said] that she
entered upon ‘Aa’ishah and saw a spear sitting there in her house. She
said, “O Mother of the Believers, what do you do with this?” She said,
“We kill these salamanders with it, because the Prophet of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told us that when Ibraaheem was
thrown into the fire, there was no animal on earth but it tried to
extinguish the fire, except for the salamander, which was blowing on the
fire (to keep it burning). So the Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded that they should be killed.”[1]
Sunan Ibn Maajah, No. 3222. He said in al-Zawaa’id, the isnaad of
‘Aa’ishah’s hadeeth is saheeh, its men are thiqaat (trustworthy)
Narrated Aisha: The Prophet called the Salamander, a mischief-doer. I
have not heard him ordering that it should be killed. Sad bin Waqqas
claims that the Prophet ordered that it should be killed.
Killing Snakes
Narrated Ibn Umar: That he heard the Prophet delivering a sermon on the
pulpit saying, "Kill snakes and kill Dhu-at-Tufyatain (i.e. a snake with
two white lines on its back) and ALBATROSS (i.e. a snake with short or
mutilated tail) for they destroy the sight of one's eyes and bring about
abortion." ('Abdullah bin 'Umar further added): Once while I was
chasing a snake in order, to kill it, Abu Lubaba called me saying:
"Don't kill it," I said. "Allah's Apostle ordered us to kill snakes." He
said, "But later on he prohibited the killing of snakes living in the
houses." (Az-Zubri said. "Such snakes are called Al-Awamir.")
Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet said, "Kill the snake with two white lines
on its back, for it blinds the on-looker and causes abortion."
Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet ordered that a short-tailed or
mutilated-tailed snake (i.e. Abtar) should be killed, for it blinds the
on-looker and causes abortion."
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud: Kill all the snakes except the little white one which looks like a silver wand.
Kindness to Animals
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "A man saw a dog eating mud from
(the severity of) thirst. So, that man took a shoe (and filled it) with
water and kept on pouring the water for the dog till it quenched its
thirst. So Allah approved of his deed and made him to enter Paradise."
And narrated Hamza bin 'Abdullah: My father said. "During the lifetime
of Allah's Apostle, the dogs used to urinate, and pass through the
mosques (come and go), nevertheless they never used to sprinkle water on
it (urine of the dog.)"
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "While a dog was going round a
well and was about to die of thirst, an Israeli prostitute saw it and
took off her shoe and watered it. So Allah forgave her because of that
good deed."
Jabir reported that there happened to pass before Allah's Apostle (may
peace be upon him) an ass the face of which had been cauterised,
whereupon he said: Allah has cursed one who has cauterised it (on the
face).
Ibn Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) saw an
ass which had been cauterised on the face. He disapproved of it saying:
By Allah, I do not cauterise (the animal) but on a part at a distance
from the face, and commanded (for the cauterisation) of his ass and it
was cauterised on the buttocks and he was the first to cauterise on the
buttocks.
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as
saying: A woman was punished because of a cat. She had neither provided
her with food nor drink, nor set her free so that she might eat the
insects of the earth.
Sahih Muslim 26.5573:1, See also: Sahih Muslim 26:5574, Sahih Muslim 26:5575, and Sahih Muslim 26:5576rAd Options
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Umar ibn al-Khattab
told people to kill snakes in the Haram. Malik said, about the "wild
dogs" which people were told to kill in the Haram, that any animals that
wounded, attacked, or terrorised men, such as lions, leopards, Iynxes
and wolves, were counted as"wild dogs." However, someone who was in
ihram should not kill beasts of prey that did not attack (people), such
as hyenas, foxes, cats and anything else like them, and if he did then
he had to pay a forfeit for it. Similarly, someone in ihram should not
kill any predatory birds except the kinds that the Prophet, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, specified, namely crows and kites. If
someone in ihram killed any other kind of bird he had to pay a forfeit
for it.
Mice
Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Shut
the doors; the rest of the hadith is the same but with a slight
variation of wording: Cover the utensils, and further said: It (the
mouse) may set fire to the clothes of the residents of the house.
This hadith has been reported on the authority of Jabir through another
chain of transmitters but with a slight variation of words:" The mouse
may set the house on fire over its inhabitants."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zubayr al-Makki from Jabir ibn
Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, "Lock the door, tie the waterskin, turn the vessel over or
cover it, and put out the lamp. Shaytan does not open a locked door or
untie a tied knot, or uncover a vessel. A mouse may set fire to people's
houses about them."
No Prescribed Punishment for Beastiality
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: There is no prescribed punishment for one who has sexual intercourse with an animal.
No Vegetarianism in Heaven
Narrated Anas: When 'Abdullah bin Salam heard the arrival of the Prophet
at Medina, he came to him and said, "I am going to ask you about three
things which nobody knows except a prophet: What is the first portent of
the Hour? What will be the first meal taken by the people of Paradise?
Why does a child resemble its father, and why does it resemble its
maternal uncle" Allah's Apostle said, "Gabriel has just now told me of
their answers." 'Abdullah said, "He (i.e. Gabriel), from amongst all the
angels, is the enemy of the Jews." Allah's Apostle said, "The first
portent of the Hour will be a fire that will bring together the people
from the east to the west; the first meal of the people of Paradise will be Extra-lobe (caudate lobe) of fish-liver.
As for the resemblance of the child to its parents: If a man has sexual
intercourse with his wife and gets discharge first, the child will
resemble the father, and if the woman gets discharge first, the child
will resemble her."
Restrictions Relating to Animals
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever keeps a dog, one
Qirat of the reward of his good deeds is deducted daily, unless the dog
is used for guarding a farm or cattle." Abu Huraira (in another
narration) said from the Prophet, "unless it is used for guarding sheep
or farms, or for hunting." Narrated Abu Hazim from Abu Huraira: The
Prophet said, "A dog for guarding cattle or for hunting."
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard some of the people of
knowledge say that when falcons, eagles, and hawks and their like,
understood as trained dogs understood, there was no harm in eating what
they had killed in the course of hunting, if the name of Allah had been
mentioned when they were sent out. Malik said, "The best of what I have
heard about retrieving game from the falcon's talons or from the dog's
fangs and then waiting until it dies, is that it is not halal to eat
it." Malik said, "The same applies to anything which could have been
slaughtered by the hunter when it was in the talons of the falcon or the
fangs of the dog. If the hunter leaves it until the falcon or dog has
killed it, it is not halal to eat it either". He continued, "The same
thing applies to any game hit by a hunter and caught while still alive,
which he neglects to slaughter before it dies." Malik said, "It is
generally agreed among us that it is halal to eat the game that a
hunting-dog belonging to magians hunts or kills, if it is sent out by a
muslim and the animal is trained. There is no harm in it even if the
muslim does not actually slaughter it. It is the same as a muslim using a
magian's knife to slaughter with or using his bow and arrows to shoot
and kill with. The game he shot and the animal he slaughters are halal.
There is no harm in eating them. If a magian sends out a muslim's
hunting dog for game, and it catches it, the game is not to be eaten
unless it is slaughtered by a muslim. That is like a magian using a
muslim's bow and arrow to hunt game with, or like his using a muslim's
knife to slaughter with. It is not halal to eat anything killed like
that.
Abu Bashir Ansari reported that he had had (the opportunity of
accompanying Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) in some of his
journeys. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) sent one of his
messengers 'Abdullah b Abi Bakr said: I think he said (these words) when
the people were at the places of rest: No necklace of strings be left on the necks of the camels or the necklace kept unbroken.
Imam Malik said: To my mind (this practice) of wearing necklace round
the necks of camels or animals was because of the fact that they (wanted
to save them) from the influence of the evil eye.
Women are like Animalr
Many scholars have granted concessions with regard to children’s toys,
even if they are in the shape of an animate being, because of the report
narrated by Abu Dawood (4932) from ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with
her) who said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) came back from the campaign to Tabook or Khaybar and there
was a curtain over her niche. The wind lifted the edge of the curtain
and uncovered ‘Aa’ishah’s toy dolls. He said: “What is this, O
‘Aa’ishah?” She said: My dolls. He saw among them a horse with two wings
made of cloth and he said: “What is this that I see in the midst of
them?” She said: A horse. He said: “What is this that I see on it?” I
said: Two wings. He said: “A horse with wings?” She said: Have you not
heard that Sulaymaan had horses with wings? She said: And the Messenger
of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) smiled so broadly
that I saw his eyeteeth.
And al-Bukhaari (5779) and Muslim (2440) narrated that ‘Aa’ishah (may
Allah be pleased with her) said: I used to play with dolls in the house
of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and
I had friends who would play with me…”
This is with regard to toys and costumes, and there is a well-known
difference of opinion concerning this matter. Some of the scholars
forbade children’s toys if they are in the form of an animal such as a
lion or tiger and the like, and some granted a concession allowing that.
See: Ahkaam al-Tasweer fi’l-Fiqh al-Islami, p. 241-261; Fataawa Noor
‘ala al-Darb by Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, tape no. 374, side A.
According to the view that costumes are permissible in general, if a
person wears something that is made in the shape of a bear, for example,
and he tries to imitate the way it moves and walks, this includes two
things concerning which there are reservations: imitating animals and
wearing an image or something on which there is an image.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said concerning contact lenses:
If they resemble an animal’s eyes, such as those look like the eyes of a
cat or a rabbit or any other animal, that is not permissible, because
resembling animals is not mentioned in the Qur’aan and Sunnah except in
the context of blame. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And recite (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to them the story of him to
whom We gave Our Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.), but he threw them away; so Shaytaan (Satan) followed
him up, and he became of those who went astray.
176. And had We willed, We would surely, have elevated him therewith,
but he clung to the earth and followed his own vain desire. So his
parable is the parable of a dog: if you drive him away, he lolls his
tongue out, or if you leave him alone, he (still) lolls his tongue out.
Such is the parable of the people who reject Our Ayaat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). So relate the
stories, perhaps they may reflect.
177. Evil is the parable of the people who rejected Our Ayaat (proofs,
evidences, verses and signs, etc.), and used to wrong their ownselves”
[al-A ‘raaf 7:175-177].
And He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“The likeness of those who were entrusted with the (obligation of the)
Tawraat (Torah) (i.e. to obey its commandments and to practise its
laws), but who subsequently failed in those (obligations), is as the
likeness of a donkey which carries huge burdens of books (but
understands nothing from them). How bad is the example of people who
deny the Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, signs, revelations, etc.) of
Allaah. And Allaah guides not the people who are Zaalimoon (polytheists,
wrongdoers, disbelievers)”
[al-Jumu ‘ah 62:5].
And the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “The
one who takes back his gift is like the dog that vomits, then returns to
its vomit.” And he said: “The bad likeness is not for us.” And he
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “The one who speaks on
Friday when the imam is delivering the khutbah is like a donkey that
carries books.”
End quote from Fataawa Noor ‘ala al-Darb.
See also Majmoo‘ al-Fataawa by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah
(32/256-260), where there is a detailed fatwa about the prohibition on
resembling animals or imitating their movements or sounds.
Shaykh Dr. Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Khudayri, a member of the Faculty of Imam Muhammad ibn Sa‘ood Islamic University (may Allah preserve him) was asked:
We are a group who work in children’s theatre and we offer useful
programs in the park or in a theatre for children, where children and
their parents come to watch us. We segregate men from women and the
children sit in the chairs at the front. Some of the young people wear
costumes in the form of a fox or bear or cucumber or orange. Our
question is: is acting and wearing these costumes permissible?
He replied: If what you are offering in the theatre is a useful program
aimed at benefiting children, and there is no mixing between men and
women in that place, then there is nothing wrong with this action. But
resembling animals is not something appropriate for the Muslim to do,
because it is humiliating a soul that Allah has honoured with reason,
and resembling animals is not mentioned in the Qur’aan or Sunnah except
in the context of blame. If the costume of this animal is
three-dimensional, it is not permissible because it comes under the
heading of making images, which is forbidden in the texts. As for
costumes resembling inanimate objects, there is nothing wrong with
wearing them and using them.
From the Islam Today website.
It is not permissible to wear anything on which there is an image of an animal or human.
It says in Mataalib Ooli’l-Nuha (1/353):
It is haraam for both males and females to wear anything on which there
is an image of an animal, because of the hadeeth of Abu Talhah who said:
I heard the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) say: “The angels do not enter a house in which there is an image or
a dog.” (Agreed upon)
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about the
ruling on wearing clothes on which there is an image of an animal or
human. He replied: It is not permissible for a person to wear a garment
on which there is an image of an animal or a human. It is also not
permissible for him to wear a headcover or the like on which there is an
image of a human or an animal, because it is proven that the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “The angels do not
enter a house in which there is an image.” End quote.
What appears to be the case is that wearing something that is made in
the shape of an animal is more contrary to sharee‘ah than wearing
regular clothes like shirts and so on, on which there is the image of an
animal.
Thus it is clear that there is no concession with regard to what you
have mentioned about wearing a costume in the form of a human or animal,
even if the aim is to take part in a program for children so that they
can have fun.
What is the ruling on wearing masks or costumes in the shape of animals at children’s parties?
Islam Q&A, Fatwa No. 121231
Islam Q&A, Fatwa No. 121231
Keeping dogs is the habit of the kuffar. Keeping a dog is an imitation of kuffar
According to Islaamic Sharee’ah, it is not permitted to keep a dog
except within narrowly-defined limits, as the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) explained: "Whoever keeps a dog, his
good deeds will decrease every day by one qeeraat (a unit of
measurement), unless it is a dog for farming or herding." According to
another report: ". . . unless it is a dog for herding sheep, farming or
hunting." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, al-Fath, 2322)
Dogs are extremely naajis (impure, unclean). The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "If a dog drinks from the vessel
of any one of you, let him wash it seven times" (reported by Muslim, no.
279). According to another report: ". . . and clean it the eighth time
with earth." (Saheeh Muslim, no. 280).
It is forbidden in Islaam to sell a dog and to receive payment for it,
as is reported in Saheeh al-Bukhaari from Abu Mas’oud al-Ansaari: the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade
(accepting) the price of a dog. (al-Fath, no. 2237)
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told us not to
resemble dogs by placing our forearms on the ground during sujood
(prostration), as in reported in the hadeeth narrated by Anas ibn
Maalik, according to which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: "Do sujood properly; none of you should spread his
forearms like a dog does." (al-Bukhaari, Fath, no. 822).
Whoever keeps a dog in his house is denied the blessing of the angels’
presence in his house, as the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) said: "The angels do not enter a house in which
there is a dog." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 3225).
Keeping dogs nowadays is the habit of the kuffaar, who adopt them as
friends, kiss them, let them lick them and their clothes, sleep with
them and even leave them money in their wills. Keeping a dog is an
imitation of the kuffaar. Some Muslims may claim that they need to keep a
dog at home for purposes of protection, to which we respond that
nowadays there are burglar alarm systems and other measures one may take
for security purposes, and there is no need to keep a dog, praise be to
Allaah."Ruling on having a dog" (archived)
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid, Islam Q&A, Fatwa No. 377.
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