Darussalam · Volume 4
59 - THE BOOK OF THE BEGINNING OF CREATIONSahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation
الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 131
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3325. Narrated Sufyān bin Abī Zuhair Ash-Shanī that he heard Allāh's Messenger ﷺ saying, "If somebody keeps a dog that is neither used for farmwork nor for guarding the livestock, he will get a daily deduction of one Qirāṭ (of the reward) of his good deeds.” Then As-Sa’ib said, “Have you heard this from Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ?” He replied, “Yes, I did by the Lord (Allāh) of this Qiblah!”
٣٣٢٥ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يَزِيدُ بْنُ خُصَيْفَةَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي السَّائِبُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ سَمِعَ سُفْيَانَ بْنَ أَبِي زُهَيْرٍ الشَّنَئِيَّ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنِ اقْتَنَى كَلْبًا لَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ زَرْعًا وَلَا ضَرْعًا نَقَصَ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قِيرَاطٌ» فَقَالَ السَّائِبُ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِي وَرَبِّ هَذِهِ الْقِبْلَةِ.
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(1) (H. 3323) The companions of the Prophet ﷺ thought that this order was concerned with rabid dogs. Scholars differ as to harmless dogs, i.e. whether to kill them or not.