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1487. Ibn ‘Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “Whoever keeps a dog” - or:
“acquires a dog” – “neither for hunting nor to guard livestock, then two Qirāṭ[1] are deducted from his reward, daily.” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[He said:] There are narrations on this topic from ‘Abdullāh bin Mughaffal, Abū Hurairah, and Sufyān bin Abī Zuhair.
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] The Ḥadīth of Ibn ‘Umar is a Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ Ḥadīth. And it has been reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “or a farm dog.”
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Commentary
The angels of mercy hate dogs and do not enter that house where there are dogs. As a result, the resident of the house is deprived of the blessings of Allāh. Therefore, keeping dogs in houses without a genuine cause should be avoided.