Question Myself, my mother and sister are living alone in a house. sometimes I’ve got to leave town due to work and my mother and sister stay alone. there is no one living below and the house is big. Can we rear any pets for some protection against intruders or thiefs? If we can, what knid of pets can we rear?.
It is permissible to keep a dog as a guard dog, so long as you avoid letting it inside the house and are careful to avoid letting it make vessels and clothes naajis (impure), because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever keeps a dog, his reward for good deeds will decrease by one qeeraat every day, except dogs used for farming or herding livestock.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2322.
The version narrated by Muslim (1574) says: “Whoever keeps a dog, except a dog for hunting or herding livestock, his reward will be decreased by two qeeraats every day.”
Dogs used for farming or herding livestock are those that are used to guard them.
This hadeeth indicates that it is permissible to keep a dog to guard one’s property.
Al-‘Iraaqi said in Tarh al-Tathreeb, 6/28: Our companions and others said: it is permissible to keep a dog for these three purposes, namely hunting and protecting one’s livestock and farmland. They differed concerning keeping a dog for the fourth purpose, which is to guard houses or roads etc. Some of our companions said that it is not permissible because of this hadeeth and others, which clearly state that it is haraam except for one of these three things. But most of them said, which is the more correct view, that it is permissible by way of analogy, based on the reason that may be understood from this hadeeth, which is necessity.”
With regard to preventing the dog from entering the house, that is because of the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or an .”
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3322; Muslim, 2106.
Source: Islam Q&A
Is keeping dogs, whether they are harmful or not, advised or prohibited in Islam? What about killing homeless ones? Or should only mad dogs, or the ones that could be contagious or harmful be done away with? Does dog saliva contain germs? In the wake of recent repeated attacks by street dogs on people and livestock here in Ras Al Khaimah, these questions are on top of everyones minds. A pack of stray dogs attacked the animal barn of an Emirati national in the Ghalilah area, leaving eight cows dead and nine others badly hurt. In Umm Al Quwain, a pack of 20 dogs set upon Omar Ramadan, a seven-year-old Egyptian boy, and left him with three serious bites in the hand, leg and shoulder. Asma, the boys older sister, was also attacked by four dogs while waiting for the school bus. Recently, dozens of stray dogs have been reportedly killed in other countries in the wake of increasing attacks by these dogs. In Pakistan alone, 150,000 people are reportedly bitten by dogs every year. However, animal lovers and advocates say stray dogs are treated inhumanely all over the world. They instead recommend peaceful alternatives to control the stray dog population, such as building a shelter for them, or spaying and neutering the animals.What the Holy Quran says The Grand Mufti of Dubai, Dr Ahmed Al Haddad, told Khaleej Times that keeping a dog at home is not advisable according to Islam, as affirmed by Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). “If dogs were not a nation among nations, then I would order that they be killed. There is one inhabiting a home in which they keep a dog but their deeds are decreased by one Qirat every day – except for a hunting dog, or a farm dog, or a sheep dog.” As such, Muslims are advised to be proud of their religion and culture, and refrain from blindly imitating others, Dr Haddad said. “If a dog is needed for guarding, herding, or hunting, it must be kept in a proper place and as per need.”
The Grand Mufti of Dubai, Dr Ahmed Al Haddad When you can and cannot keep a dog “Raising or keeping a dog inside the house is not allowed in Islam under any circumstances, and even prevents the Angels of Mercy from entering the house, and deducts a large amount of a Muslims worship reward on every single day,” Dr Ali Mashael, Chief Mufti at the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai, told Khaleej Times. However, a dog may be kept and benefited from outside the house for permissible reasons, such as farming, hunting or herding as explained by Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), he said. Street dogs are either harmful or not, he stated. “If harmful, they should be banished or killed if needed, but not because they are dogs or just homeless,” he underlined. “If harmless, they should be kept away or in a safe shelter, but never neutered or locked up until death.”
Dr Ali Mashael Prof Dr Ahmed Omar Hashim, former president of Al-Azhar University, said the angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog as “authentically warned by the Prophet (PBUH).”
Prof Dr Ahmed Omar Hashim Reiterating the same, Dr Shaikh Khalid Al Jundi, said keeping a dog inside the house has nothing to do with civilisation or modernity, and is not allowed for any reason, particularly for having fun, as a prestige factor, or for scaring people. “However, a dog may be kept outside the house for guarding, hunting, leading a blind person, sniffing narcotics, detecting explosives, etc.”
Dr Shaikh Khalid Al Jundi[email protected] The medical community weighs in Dr Sarah Elliott, director of veterinary services at British Veterinary Hospital in Dubai, told Khaleej Times that since the UAE is considered a rabies-free country, and there should be no major worries about stray animals. Rabies is a neurotropic virus transmitted to humans via bites or scratches from infected animals. Otherwise, she added, few serious health problems can be result from sick dogs. “Dogs can sometimes carry infections or parasitic diarrhea that can be transmitted to humans, but nothing serious.” She said the ideal solution for stray dogs is to trap, neuter and try to re-home them. “De-sexing stray animals to avoid illnesses for public safety is the way forward,” noted Dr Elliot. Dr Murad Basheer Mustafa of the Veterinary Treatment Unit at Dubai Municipality Veterinary Section said merciful killing is carried out against dogs that suffer from incurable diseases to preserve public safety. “We dont usually find wild dogs. Animals with harmful or contagious diseases are terminated at once,” he said. Iraqi Consultant Veteran Dr Diya Al Deen Saleh, who has been bitten five times by dogs, said the dogs sharp teeth, as well as the pressure exerted by their jaws usually cause serious damage to the skin, underlying tissues, bones, muscles, tendons, blood vessels, and nerves. “Wounds should be kept elevated and, if possible, washing the wound with water, soap and an antiseptic is of great importance. Taking the anti-rabies vaccine is a must, irrespective of whether the dog is rabid or not, as the saliva of the dog harbours a lot of microbes, bacteria, and parasites that can be transmitted to humans and cause disease.” [email protected]
Does one lose one qirat or two qirats if he keeps a dog?
There are several scholarly views about reconciling the reports which say “one qirat” and those which say “two qirats”.
Al-Hafiz al-‘Ayni (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
It was said that they were said at two different times – “one qirat” was mentioned first, then the warning was made more strict and two qirats were mentioned. (‘Umdat al-Qari, 12/158)
With regard to the words of the questioner, “keeping a dog is najis”. This is not exactly correct, because the najasah (impurity) is not in the dog itself, rather it is in its saliva when it drinks from a vessel.
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In fact, your question is very interesting and I really appreciate your posing it, for it will allow me to address many misconceptions.
To start with, I find it very important to make it clear that, while setting rules and codes to govern human affairs, a divine religion like Islam must never let those rules be detached from the realities of life. As Allah says in the Quran:
This means that the rules and teachings must not pose a difficulty for its followers. Thus, it’s normal to assume that certain benefits, apparent or hidden, are inherent in shari’a (Islamic Law) injunctions.
Of course, this is apart from the sense of worship for which we must strive our utmost to accomplish.