In Britain, there are dogs that assist those suffering from deafness. I have a deaf daughter; is it permissible to keep such a dog in the house?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner from Britain says: In Britain, we have a type of trained dogs that serve and assist people who suffer from deafness. I have a deaf daughter who is twelve years old, and there is no one to care for her constantly. She has a need in many matters of her life to go out. Is it permissible to keep this dog in the house for this purpose?
Answer:
No, a dog is not kept except for what is established by evidence: guarding livestock, guarding crops, or hunting. These are three cases; for anything else, no, we do not add to the evidence from our own opinion. The dog is impure; the dog’s saliva is impure, and touching it is impure. Angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or an image.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner from Britain says: In Britain, we have a type of trained dogs that serve and assist people who suffer from deafness. I have a deaf daughter who is twelve years old, and there is no one to care for her constantly. She has a need in many matters of her life to go out. Is it permissible to keep this dog in the house for this purpose?
Answer:
No, a dog is not kept except for what is established by evidence: guarding livestock, guarding crops, or hunting. These are three cases; for anything else, no, we do not add to the evidence from our own opinion. The dog is impure; the dog’s saliva is impure, and touching it is impure. Angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or an image.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [248 -3022] في بريطانا توجد كلاب تساعد من يعانون من الصمم، ولدي بنت صماء فهل يجوز اقتناءه في البيت؟ — youtube.com
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