There is a job called a dog handler; is it permissible for him to take a salary for that?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: There is a job called a dog handler, so is it permissible for him to take the salary for that, where he trains the dog for things that have benefit, such as detecting narcotics and explosives?
Answer:
This is a different matter. If there is a benefit in it, if there is benefit in training the dog, then there is nothing wrong with him training it and taking a wage from the state or from… Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: There is a job called a dog handler, so is it permissible for him to take the salary for that, where he trains the dog for things that have benefit, such as detecting narcotics and explosives?
Answer:
This is a different matter. If there is a benefit in it, if there is benefit in training the dog, then there is nothing wrong with him training it and taking a wage from the state or from… Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [807 -954] هناك وظيفة تسمى سائس الكلب، هل يجوز له أن يأخذ راتبا على ذلك..؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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