صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب المساقاةThe Book of Musaqah
باب الأَمْرِ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلاَبِ وَبَيَانِ نَسْخِهِ وَبَيَانِ تَحْرِيمِ اقْتِنَائِهَا إِلاَّ لِصَيْدٍ أَوْ زَرْعٍ أَوْ مَاشِيَةٍ وَنَحْوِ ذَلِكَ.Chapter: The command to kill dogs, and its abrogation. The prohibition of keeping dogs, except for hunting, farming, (herding) livestock and the like
Hadith 1573
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ ، سَمِعَ مُطَرِّفَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ ابْنِ الْمُغَفَّلِ ، قَالَ : " أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلَابِ " ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " مَا بَالُهُمْ وَبَالُ الْكِلَابِ " ، ثُمَّ " رَخَّصَ فِي كَلْبِ الصَّيْدِ ، وَكَلْبِ الْغَنَمِ " .
Ibn Mughaffal reported: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered the killing of dogs and then said: what is the trouble with them (the people of Madinah)? How dogs are nuisance to them (the citizens of Madinah)? He then permitted keeping of dogs for hunting and (the protection of) herds. In the hadith transmitted on the authority of Yahya, he (the Holy Prophet (ﷺ)) permitted the keeping of dogs for (the protection of) herds, for hunting and (the protection of) cultivated land.
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وحَدَّثَنِيهِ يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَارِثِ . ح وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ . ح وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا النَّضْرُ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ ، وقَالَ ابْنُ حَاتِمٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى : وَرَخَّصَ فِي كَلْبِ الْغَنَمِ ، وَالصَّيْدِ ، وَالزَّرْعِ .
In the hadith transmitted on the authority of Yahya, he (the Holy Prophet) permitted the keeping of dogs for (the protection of) herds, for hunting and (the protection of) cultivated land.
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Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ If a dog puts its mouth into a vessel, whatever is in it (in the form of food or drink) should be thrown away, and the vessel should be washed seven or eight times, and it is necessary to scrub it once with earth.
➋ Some students of Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu omitted the mention of scrubbing with earth, but this does not necessitate that it is not present in the original narration. It is possible that they acted with brevity. Meanwhile, Muhammad ibn Sirin, Abu Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani, Hasan al-Basri, and Abu Rafi‘ rahimahullah have mentioned scrubbing with earth. And “the addition of a trustworthy narrator is accepted...” According to this principle, the narration of Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Mughaffal regarding the eighth time is acceptable.
➌ Modern research supports that only earth is truly effective in killing the dog’s germs.
➍ Whether the dog is a hunting dog or not, its saliva is impure (najis). There appears to be a specific exception in the matter of hunting.
➎ The general command to kill dogs has been abrogated so that their species is not completely destroyed.
➏ Keeping a dog for hunting and protection is permissible.
➊ If a dog puts its mouth into a vessel, whatever is in it (in the form of food or drink) should be thrown away, and the vessel should be washed seven or eight times, and it is necessary to scrub it once with earth.
➋ Some students of Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu omitted the mention of scrubbing with earth, but this does not necessitate that it is not present in the original narration. It is possible that they acted with brevity. Meanwhile, Muhammad ibn Sirin, Abu Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani, Hasan al-Basri, and Abu Rafi‘ rahimahullah have mentioned scrubbing with earth. And “the addition of a trustworthy narrator is accepted...” According to this principle, the narration of Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Mughaffal regarding the eighth time is acceptable.
➌ Modern research supports that only earth is truly effective in killing the dog’s germs.
➍ Whether the dog is a hunting dog or not, its saliva is impure (najis). There appears to be a specific exception in the matter of hunting.
➎ The general command to kill dogs has been abrogated so that their species is not completely destroyed.
➏ Keeping a dog for hunting and protection is permissible.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 74
