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سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
كتاب الصيد والذبائح عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمThe Book on Hunting
باب مَا جَاءَ مَنْ أَمْسَكَ كَلْبًا مَا يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِهِ)Chapter: What Has Been Related About How Much Is Deducted From The Reward Of One Who Keeps A Dog
Hadith 1489
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ , وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ , قَالُوا : أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ , أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ , عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ , أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " مَنِ اتَّخَذَ كَلْبًا , إِلَّا كَلْبَ مَاشِيَةٍ , أَوْ صَيْدٍ , أَوْ زَرْعٍ , انْتَقَصَ مِنْ أَجْرِهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قِيرَاطٌ " , قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ , وَيُرْوَى عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ : أَنَّهُ رَخَّصَ فِي إِمْسَاكِ الْكَلْبِ , وَإِنْ كَانَ لِلرَّجُلِ شَاةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ , حَدَّثَنَا بِذَلِكَ إِسْحَاق بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ , عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ , عَنْ عَطَاءٍ بِهَذَا .
´Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal:` "I was one of those who held up the branches from the tree away from the face of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) while he was delivering the Khutbah saying: 'If it were not that dogs were a nation among nations, then I would order that they be killed. So kill every one among them that is all black. There is one inhabiting a home in which they keep a dog but their deeds are decreased by one Qirat every day - except for a hunting dog, or a farm dog, or a sheep dog.'"
Brief Explanation
1؎: You have referred to dogs as a creation like other creatures because Allah Ta’ala has stated: «وما من دآبة في الأرض ولا طائر يطير بجناحيه إلا أمم أمثالكم» “That is: There is no creature that moves upon the earth nor any bird that flies with its two wings but they are communities like you.” (Surah al-An’am: 38) From this hadith, it is understood that keeping dogs for hunting, guarding livestock, and protecting crops is permissible.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Commentary:
Explanation:
1:
Dogs, like other creatures, are a creation. The author has stated this because Allah the Exalted says:
﴿وَمَا مِن دَآبَّةٍ فِي الأَرْضِ وَلاَ طَائِرٍ يَطِيرُ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ إِلاَّ أُمَمٌ أَمْثَالُكُم﴾ () (i.e.:
All kinds of living beings that walk upon the earth and all kinds of birds that fly with their wings—there is not a single kind but that they are communities like you.)
From this hadith, it is understood that keeping dogs for hunting, for the protection of livestock, and for the protection of crops is permissible.
Explanation:
1:
Dogs, like other creatures, are a creation. The author has stated this because Allah the Exalted says:
﴿وَمَا مِن دَآبَّةٍ فِي الأَرْضِ وَلاَ طَائِرٍ يَطِيرُ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ إِلاَّ أُمَمٌ أَمْثَالُكُم﴾ () (i.e.:
All kinds of living beings that walk upon the earth and all kinds of birds that fly with their wings—there is not a single kind but that they are communities like you.)
From this hadith, it is understood that keeping dogs for hunting, for the protection of livestock, and for the protection of crops is permissible.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1489
