Following Dispensations and the Purity of the Dog
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The questioner:
What is the Shaykh's response to this? No, no, that is enough. He says that al-Ghazali, meaning he says that there is no harm in some countries, so if they keep dogs, let them do so, for Malik ibn Anas considers dogs pure, and the people of the cave had a dog that stayed with them. And if they listen to music, let them do so, for al-Ghazali and Ibn Hazm consider listening to it permissible. That is, on the pretext that
The Shaykh:
the speech is defective, is this terrible speech? The one who follows the dispensations (rukhas) of the scholars becomes a Zindiq, the one who follows the dispensations is destroyed. So Ibn Hazm and whoever said in his statement regarding the permissibility of musical instruments, instruments of amusement, and songs, his statement is defective, his statement is denounced. And he weakened the hadith that came regarding their prohibition without evidence, so his statement is defective. Likewise, the statement of Malik regarding the purity of dogs; the majority contradicted him in this, and they said they saw their impurity, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that the vessel be washed seven times if a dog drank from it,Sunan al-Bayhaqi 1:1079, and they said the cause of the impurity, and for this reason in the hadith it is called a purifier. Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) thought it was for the sake of medicine, and the group said it, but the correct view is that this is for the sake of impurity, because the Messenger said the vessel is a purifier, and the vessel contains only one of two things: either filth, or a state of ritual impurity. And the vessel is not among those who have states of ritual impurity; states of ritual impurity are for animals. As for the vessel, it becomes impure with impurities. For this reason, it is known that his statement "purifier" indicates that it became impure by the dog drinking from it.
The questioner:
That is, the viewpoint of Imam Malik regarding the dog’s habit.
The Shaykh:
That this Malik only ordered its washing for the sake of medicine, for medical treatment, this is the matter.
The questioner:
Yes, if he returns to you.
The Shaykh:
He hunts, or that Allah ordered hunting, this is an exception, much of the hunting is only the hunting of the one who hunts, but Allah permitted its hunting for a profound wisdom, and the benefit of the Muslims, and mercy toward them,
What is the Shaykh's response to this? No, no, that is enough. He says that al-Ghazali, meaning he says that there is no harm in some countries, so if they keep dogs, let them do so, for Malik ibn Anas considers dogs pure, and the people of the cave had a dog that stayed with them. And if they listen to music, let them do so, for al-Ghazali and Ibn Hazm consider listening to it permissible. That is, on the pretext that
The Shaykh:
the speech is defective, is this terrible speech? The one who follows the dispensations (rukhas) of the scholars becomes a Zindiq, the one who follows the dispensations is destroyed. So Ibn Hazm and whoever said in his statement regarding the permissibility of musical instruments, instruments of amusement, and songs, his statement is defective, his statement is denounced. And he weakened the hadith that came regarding their prohibition without evidence, so his statement is defective. Likewise, the statement of Malik regarding the purity of dogs; the majority contradicted him in this, and they said they saw their impurity, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that the vessel be washed seven times if a dog drank from it,
It is washed seven times, the first of which with soil
يغسل سبع مرات أولاهن بالترابThe purification of the vessel of one of you,
طهور إناء أحدكم،The questioner:
That is, the viewpoint of Imam Malik regarding the dog’s habit.
The Shaykh:
That this Malik only ordered its washing for the sake of medicine, for medical treatment, this is the matter.
The questioner:
Yes, if he returns to you.
The Shaykh:
He hunts, or that Allah ordered hunting, this is an exception, much of the hunting is only the hunting of the one who hunts, but Allah permitted its hunting for a profound wisdom, and the benefit of the Muslims, and mercy toward them,
Source
أسئلة وأجوبة 39 - ابن باز — archive.org (1:01:00)
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