Keeping a dog and citing the verse: “And their dog, stretching out his forelegs”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some preachers say that it is permissible to keep a dog, citing what is mentioned in the saying of the Exalted:[Al-Kahf 18:18]
Answer:
This was for guarding; they were traveling with them for the purpose of guarding. It is permissible to keep a dog for guarding, not for keeping it as a companion or for... no, for guarding: guarding livestock, guarding crops, or for hunting—a hunting dog. It is permissible for these purposes. First, this was a law from before us, not a law for us. We were prohibited from keeping a dog except for the three purposes mentioned. Second, they kept it for guarding because they were being pursued and feared the disbelievers.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some preachers say that it is permissible to keep a dog, citing what is mentioned in the saying of the Exalted:
while their dog stretched his forelegs
وَكَلْبُهُم بَاسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيْهِAnswer:
This was for guarding; they were traveling with them for the purpose of guarding. It is permissible to keep a dog for guarding, not for keeping it as a companion or for... no, for guarding: guarding livestock, guarding crops, or for hunting—a hunting dog. It is permissible for these purposes. First, this was a law from before us, not a law for us. We were prohibited from keeping a dog except for the three purposes mentioned. Second, they kept it for guarding because they were being pursued and feared the disbelievers.
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 09-04-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (56:59)
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