Keeping a Dog and Ornamental Fish in the House
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a Muslim to buy ornamental fish and keep them in a tank in his home, or to buy, he says, a dog and keep it in his home?
The Shaykh:
As for the dog, no.Sunan Ibn Majah 3649Sahih (Darussalam) No, it is not permissible to keep a dog except for the matters mentioned in the hadith: guarding sheep, guarding livestock, or guarding the house. There is no harm in that. Keeping it for guarding is fine. Yes.
The questioner:
He asks about ornamental fish that are placed in tanks.
The Shaykh:
As long as they are alive and provided with food, there is no harm. They are alive and provided with water to live in and food to eat. There is no harm in that. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a Muslim to buy ornamental fish and keep them in a tank in his home, or to buy, he says, a dog and keep it in his home?
The Shaykh:
As for the dog, no.
The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or an image.
لا تدخل الملائكة بيتا فيه كلب ولا صورةThe questioner:
He asks about ornamental fish that are placed in tanks.
The Shaykh:
As long as they are alive and provided with food, there is no harm. They are alive and provided with water to live in and food to eat. There is no harm in that. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وتلاعب الشيطان بالمشركين في عبادة الأصنام له أسباب عديدة — islamhouse.com (58:05)
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