Following Dispensations and the Purity of the Dog

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. Malik ibn Anas holds that dogs are 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 hold that listening to it is permissible. That is the argument that...

The Shaykh:
This is a defective statement. The one who follows dispensations (rukhsah) is destroyed. Ibn Hazm and whoever said that musical instruments, instruments of amusement, and songs are permissible have spoken a defective statement, a reprehensible statement. He weakened the hadith that came regarding their prohibition without any evidence, so his statement is defective. Similarly, the statement of Malik that dogs are pure was contradicted by the majority, who 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, , and the stated cause is impurity. 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 so, but the correct view is that this is for the sake of impurity, because the woman said it is a purifier for the vessel, and the vessel contains only one of two things: either filth or a state of ritual impurity. The vessel is not one of those who have states of ritual impurity; states of ritual impurity belong to living beings. As for the vessel, it becomes impure by impurities. For this reason, it is known that the statement "purifier" indicates that it became impure by the dog drinking from it.

The questioner:
That is Imam Malik’s view regarding the state of the dog.

The Shaykh:
That this ruling is only an order to wash it for the sake of medicine, for medical treatment. That is it.

The questioner:
If she repeats it.

The Shaykh:
It is mentioned regarding the hunting of dogs used for hunting, or that the Messenger ordered hunting, or that Allah ordered regarding dogs, or ordered hunting. This is an exception. The lie of hunting is an exception; only its hunting is an exception. The gathering itself is not, but Allah permitted its hunting for a profound wisdom, for the benefit of the Muslims, and for mercy toward them.