Is it permissible to keep a dog for guarding the house?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some of my relatives have a dog in their home, and they say that they need it for guarding, knowing that their house is large. Should we disapprove of them or leave them alone?

Answer:
The guarding mentioned in the texts is for guarding livestock, guarding crops or livestock. There is no report that a dog was kept for guarding houses, unless the dog is outside, outside the house at the door from the outside. Perhaps the matter is easy in this case, but if it is inside the house, it is not permissible. Angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or an image. Yes.