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Chapter 306
عرز وأ ﺔﻴﺷﺎﻣ وأ ﺪﻴﺼﻟ ﻻإ ﺐﻠﻜﻟا ذﺎﺨﺗا ﻢﻳﺮﺤﺗ بﺎﺑ
Prohibition of Keeping a Dog except as a Watchdog or Hunting Dog
1688
ﺎﻤُﻬْﻨَﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ﺮَﻤُﻋ ِﻦْﺑا ِﻦﻋ
:
ُلﻮُﻘَﻳ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا َلﻮُﺳر ُﺖْﻌِﻤﺳ َلﺎَﻗ
:
»
ﻰﻨَﺘْﻗا ﻦﻣ
َﺻ ﺐْﻠَآ ﻻإ ًﺎﺒْﻠَآ
ِنﺎَﻃاﺮﻴِﻗ ٍمْﻮﻳ ﱠﻞُآ ِﻩِﺮْﺟأ ْﻦِﻣ ُ
ﺺُﻘْﻨَﻳ ُﻪﱠﻧﺈﻓ ٍﺔﻴِﺷﺎَﻣ ْوأ ٍﺪْﻴ
«
ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ٌﻖﻔﺘﻣ
.
ٍﺔﻳاور ﻲﻓو
:
» ٌطاَﺮﻴِﻗ
«
.
1688.
Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "
He who keeps a
dog other than one for guarding the fields or herds or hunting, will lose two Qirat every day out of his rewards
.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
1689
َلﺎَﻗ ُﻪْﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر َةَﺮْﻳَﺮُه ﻲﺑأ ْﻦَﻋو
:
ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ُلﻮُﺳر َلﺎَﻗ
:
»
ُﻪﱠﻧﺈَﻓ ،ًﺎﺒْﻠَآ َﻚَﺴْﻣأ ْﻦَﻣ
ُآ ُ
ﺺُﻘْﻨﻳ
ﺔَﻴِﺷﺎَﻣ ْوأ ٍثْﺮَﺣ ﺐْﻠَآ ًﱠﻻإ ٌطاَﺮﻴِﻗ ِﻪِﻠﻤﻋ ْﻦِﻣ ٍمْﻮَﻳ ﱠﻞ
«
ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ٌﻖﻔﺘﻣ
.
ﻢﻠﺴﻤﻟ ﺔﻳاور ﻲﻓو
:
»
ِنﺎَﻃاﺮﻴِﻗ ِﻩِﺮْﺟأ ْﻦِﻣ ُ
ﺺُﻘْﻨَﻳ ُﻪﱠﻧﺈَﻓ ٍ
ضْرأ ﻻو ٍﺔﻴِﺷﺎَﻣ ﻻو ، ٍﺪْﻴَﺻ ِﺐْﻠَﻜِﺑ َﺲْﻴَﻟ ًﺎﺒْﻠَآ ﻰﻨَﺘْﻗا ِﻦَﻣ
ٍمﻮْﻳ ﱠﻞُآ
«
.
1689.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "
He who keeps a
dog, will lose out of his good deeds equal to one Qirat every day, except one who keeps it for guarding the fields or
the herd.
''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
In a narration of Muslim, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) is reported to have said: "
He who keeps a dog for any
reason other than to guard his property (lands) or his flock of sheep, his good deeds equal to two Qirat will be
deducted every day.
''
Commentary:
1. We learn from these Ahadith that it is permissible to keep dogs for hunting and security of herds and farms but
not for any other purpose. If anyone does so, he will be losing a Qirat or two from his rewards everyday. Why did
the Prophet (PBUH) use the words Qirat or two Qirat? Some scholars say that at first the Prophet (PBUH) said one
and subsequently increased the number. Some scholars hold that the difference of one and two relates to urban and
rural areas. The inhabitants of cities would be losing two Qirat from their rewards daily, while in case of villagers
this loss will be one Qirat only, because they stand in greater need of dogs.
2. Why does the reduction in reward take place? In response to this question, it has been stated that it is very
difficult to escape from the filth of dogs and sometimes it adversely effects even Salat and reduces their reward.
Some scholars say that since dogs are apt to bark on guests and beggars and scare them, the tension caused by this
affects the reward of the host. Allah Alone knows the truth of the matter.
What is Qirat? It is differently interpreted. There is a Qirat which is mentioned in the funeral prayer. This is equal to
the Uhud mountain. Does it signify the same here? Some scholars answer this question in the affirmative while
others hold that in the funeral prayer it occurs with reference to Allah's Mercy and Grace but here it relates to His
Wrath. As the former is far greater than the latter, the word cannot have the same significance in both contexts.
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