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1486. ‘Abdullāh bin Mughaffal narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “If it were not that dogs were part of a nation among the nations, then I would order that all of them be killed. So kill every one of them that is all black.” (Hasan)
[He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Ibn ‘Umar, Jābir, Abū Rāfi’, and Abū Ayyūb.
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] The Hadīth of ‘Abdullāh bin Mughaffal is a Hasan Ṣaḥīḥ Hadīth. In some Hadīths it has been reported that the all black dog is a Shaitān. The Bahīm black dog is the one that does not have any white in it. Some of the people of knowledge disliked using the all black dog for hunting.
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Angels hate dogs, therefore, keeping dogs without any genuine reason and need is not allowed. There are some genuine needs when it is necessary to keep the dogs; therefore, it has not been allowed to kill all kinds of dogs.
