The ProhibitionOf Keeping Dogs Except ForDogs Used For Hunting,Farming Or HerdingLivestock
Darussalam · Volume 4
28. Chapters On HuntingSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3205 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1069
Source no. 3205 · Volume 7 · Page 205
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صحيح غاية المرام (١٤٨) ، الصحيح أيضا (٢٥٣٥) ، أحاديث البيوع
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3205. It was narrated from 'Abdullāh bin Mughaffal that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Were it not that dogs form one of the communities (or nations - of creatures), I would have commanded that they be killed. But kill those that are all black. There are no people who keep a dog, except for dogs used for herding livestock, hunting or farming, but two Qirāt will be deducted from their reward each day." (Hasan)
3205 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي شِهَابٍ، حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَوْلَا أَنَّ الْكِلَابَ أُمَّةٌ مِنَ الْأُمَمِ، لَأَمَرْتُ بِقَتْلِهَا، فَاقْتُلُوا مِنْهَا، الْأَسْوَدَ الْبَهِيمَ، وَمَا مِنْ قَوْمٍ اتَّخَذُوا كَلْبًا، إِلَّا كَلْبَ مَاشِيَةٍ، أَوْ كَلْبَ صَيْدٍ، أَوْ كَلْبَ حَرْثٍ، إِلَّا نَقَصَ مِنْ أُجُورِهِمْ، كُلَّ يَوْمٍ، قِيرَاطَانِ»
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a. Killing harmful animals is allowed. b. Killing roaming dogs is allowed. c. Annihilating a creature and destroying it totally is contrary to the Divine wisdom of Allāh. So, efforts should not be spent to totally destroy harmful animals that live far from humans. And those who live among humans should be killed to a reasonable extent. d. A pure black colored dog that does not have any other color is worse and more hateful to the angels.