The Ruling on Keeping Police Dogs
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Question:
The Shaykh’s issue there, to there, to its tactics, of the good deeds with the angels, and these matters with the Majesty, permitted that.
Answer:
The trial with police dogs, since there is a known benefit in them, it is permissible to keep them for a pressing need, just as it is permissible to keep a dog for hunting; indeed, this is more beneficial, in discovering crimes and discovering criminals.
The Shaykh’s issue there, to there, to its tactics, of the good deeds with the angels, and these matters with the Majesty, permitted that.
Answer:
The trial with police dogs, since there is a known benefit in them, it is permissible to keep them for a pressing need, just as it is permissible to keep a dog for hunting; indeed, this is more beneficial, in discovering crimes and discovering criminals.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، كتاب البيوع : باب شروطه وما نهي عنه منه — islamhouse.com (1:09:39)
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