Is it Haraam?

Ashlee · Post by **Ashlee** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:22 am

i'm gonna go to the mosque on friday and ask some sheikhs about it. the dog hardly even licks me anyway, and when she does, i just wash my hands 7 times. that's what ive been taught to do since i was 8. i don't see her problem with it though because my dad has a dog back home, my mom's dad owned a dog too.

kambuli · Post by **kambuli** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:27 am

Ashlee,

We owned a dog back home too, but it was a watch dog..Had a little kernel outside home nobody was ever exposed to his wet mouth etc...But when you keep it as a pet and hold in your lap and it is inside the rooms ; living rooms, bed-rooms etc then it is another story... As I said before I know very little about our dear religion...Let us know what the Shiekh says....And please always remember your mom wants the best for you...

Young_Dave · Post by **Young_Dave** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:50 am

i thought owning a dog was haram Confused

nafisa.bush · Post by **nafisa.bush** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:58 pm

I'm going to call the PETA on your fu.cking azzes killing pets now? it's not enough that you monkeys kill eachother now you resort to innocent animal.

Fu.cking give it back to the animal shelter if your fat cun't mother can't stand the dog. I can't believe they let animal raise pets Twisted Evil

Gacalisa · Post by **Gacalisa** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:22 pm

NO its not haram, infact there are authentic hadiths which referr to dogs are pets, when the asxaabs would ask the prophet a question.

MiSy_eSKiMo0 · Post by **MiSy_eSKiMo0** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:47 pm

Ofcourse!

Theres a difference between watch dog and pet dog.
To keep you company? ..

MiSy_eSKiMo0 · Post by **MiSy_eSKiMo0** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:49 pm

[quote="kambuli"]Ashlee,

We owned a dog back home too, but it was a watch dog..Had a little kernel outside home nobody was ever exposed to his wet mouth etc...But when you keep it as a pet and hold in your lap and it is inside the rooms ; living rooms, bed-rooms etc then it is another story... As I said before I know very little about our dear religion...Let us know what the Shiekh says....And please always remember your mom wants the best for you...[/quote]

You know every bit about your religion? ..?

kambuli · Post by **kambuli** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:54 pm

Misey-

No, I do not know all my religion..That is why I encouraged Ashlee to seek advice by the Shiekhs and then to let us know what he says!

HELWAA · Post by **HELWAA** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:04 pm

Question:
ALSALAAM ALAIKUM

I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT KEEPING PETS IN THE HOUSE.I KNOW THAT THE KALB(DOG)IS CONSIDERED NIJASA, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY.

I REMEMBER A SECTION IN THE Qur'an WHERE THE PROPHET PEACE BE UPON HIM ONCE GAVE A THIRSTY DOG WATER TO DRINK OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.

COULD YOU PLEASE ELABORATE.

THANK YOU

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

According to Islaamic ShareeÂ’ah, it is not permitted to keep a dog except within narrowly-defined limits, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) explained: "Whoever keeps a dog, his good deeds will decrease every day by one qeeraat (a unit of measurement), unless it is a dog for farming or herding." According to another report: ". . . unless it is a dog for herding sheep, farming or hunting." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, al-Fath, 2322)

Dogs are extremely naajis (impure, unclean). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "If a dog drinks from the vessel of any one of you, let him wash it seven times" (reported by Muslim, no. 279). According to another report: ". . . and clean it the eighth time with earth." (Saheeh Muslim, no. 280).

It is forbidden in Islaam to sell a dog and to receive payment for it, as is reported in Saheeh al-Bukhaari from Abu MasÂ’oud al-Ansaari: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade (accepting) the price of a dog. (al-Fath, no. 2237)

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told us not to resemble dogs by placing our forearms on the ground during sujood (prostration), as in reported in the hadeeth narrated by Anas ibn Maalik, according to which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Do sujood properly; none of you should spread his forearms like a dog does." (al-Bukhaari, Fath, no. 822).

Whoever keeps a dog in his house is denied the blessing of the angelsÂ’ presence in his house, as the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 3225).

Keeping dogs nowadays is the habit of the kuffaar, who adopt them as friends, kiss them, let them lick them and their clothes, sleep with them and even leave them money in their wills. Keeping a dog is an imitation of the kuffaar. Some Muslims may claim that they need to keep a dog at home for purposes of protection, to which we respond that nowadays there are burglar alarm systems and other measures one may take for security purposes, and there is no need to keep a dog, praise be to Allaah.

It only remains for us to say that the fact that it is forbidden to keep a dog and interect closely with it does not mean that we should not be kind or feel compassion towards dogs if we see them in a pitiful state. These are two entirely separate matters. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told us that "a man saw a dog biting the dust because of thirst, so he took his shoe and started to scoop water up with it until the dogÂ’s thirst was quenched. Allaah appreciated his good deed and granted him entry to Paradise for it." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, no. 174).

According to another report, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whilst a man was walking he became very thirsty, so he went down to a well and drank from it. When he came out, he saw a dog panting and biting the soil because of thirst. The man said, Â‘He is suffering the same as I suffered,Â’ so he filled his shoe (with water), came out and let the dog drink until his thirst was quenched. Allaah appreciated his good deed and forgave him because of it." The people asked, "O Messenger of Allaah, will we be rewarded for how we treat animals?" He said, "In every living thing there is a reward." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, Fath, no. 2363).

We do not want to omit reminding you of the importance of reading the QurÂ’aan properly and referring to it. You say in your question that the story of the thirsty dog is in the QurÂ’aan, and that is not the case, as it is reported in the Sunnah.

And Allaah knows best.

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Gacalisa · Post by **Gacalisa** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:04 pm

its true its better to seek help from culimada. to correct my self, the dog the hadith was talkinga abourt was a watch dog

gedo_gurl · Post by **gedo_gurl** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:08 pm

Forget the nijaaso etc...you could keep it somewhere etc....but thats your mum speaking, you have to do reasonable things to please her...if she says kill it.....you give it away and everyone is happy....except maybe you...but who cares about you.

kambuli · Post by **kambuli** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:17 pm

Gedo-girl..

Thanks...Mom is not someone to argue with...

gedo_gurl · Post by **gedo_gurl** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:26 pm

For real Kambuli. To think...she has a huge part in whether we get to Jannah or not.....we try to please bosses etc when they are nothing to us in the long run. InshaAllah Ill obey my own mother more too...

Ashley, let the dog go abaayo, Allah will give you something better in return inshaAllah, Im not very religious, but Wallahi this rule always works...give something up for Allahs sake, and inevitably something better comes to you Smile

Ashlee · Post by **Ashlee** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 11:06 pm

i'm going to jumcah prayers tomorrow with my dad, so i'll find out then from a sheikh.

Xplosive · Post by **Xplosive** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 11:11 pm

I didn't know GG was religious Laughing

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