The ruling on keeping dogs for guarding
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Question:
This questioner, Muhammad Saleh, says in this question: We live in a rural area, and we have three dogs under our house for guarding, and we take care of them. I read a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Do we sin in raising such dogs for guarding, knowing that these dogs do not harm any of the people? Please inform us, O Shaykh?
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: except a dog for hunting, or livestock, or crops Sahih al-Bukhari 5481 So he did not make an exception except for the hunting dog, the livestock dog, and the crop dog.
So what I advise you to do is to remove these dogs, and not to make them your guards. Remove them, and make a guard from among the men. If there is a need, make a man a guard for a wage. This is what is prescribed. As for keeping dogs, no, dogs are not kept except for one of three things: either for hunting, or for livestock such as sheep, or for crops. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted. Yes.
This questioner, Muhammad Saleh, says in this question: We live in a rural area, and we have three dogs under our house for guarding, and we take care of them. I read a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever raises a dog, his reward is reduced by two qirats every day
من ربى كلبًا ينقص من أجره في كل يوم قيراطانAnswer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever keeps a dog
من اقتنى كلبًاthe reward (for his good deeds) will be reduced by two Qirats per day.
فإنه ينقص من أجره كل يوم قيراطانSo what I advise you to do is to remove these dogs, and not to make them your guards. Remove them, and make a guard from among the men. If there is a need, make a man a guard for a wage. This is what is prescribed. As for keeping dogs, no, dogs are not kept except for one of three things: either for hunting, or for livestock such as sheep, or for crops. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted. Yes.
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