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Angela
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I think you would more want to look at historical context versus cultural.
Go back to pre-600AD and "pet ownership" was not in the same mentality. We have pets for pleasure and joy. But, domestic animals of any kind had their Function. In Egypt, the Cat was worshiped because it killed the rats that ate the wheat, brought disease and destroyed property. They also killed snakes. That's why almost every Egyptian family had a cat. (Ancient Egypt is one of my former obsessions.) Secondly, for the shepherd, the dog was a valuable ally. They kept away the wolves and jackals and help to herd the goats, sheep, cattle. The Horse was invaluable transportation, same with the camel. The Cow brought meat and milk. People usually didn't have fish and birds as pets, except hunting falcons etc. In todays society, so much of our life has moved from our early agricultural existence. Wolves are no longer a threat to our sheep and goats. Rats are controlled by traps, poison and refuse practices. Muhammed (pbuh) would not have forbidden the ownership of valuable domestic animals like dogs for protection and cats for pest control. But, dogs eat wierd things....at least all the ones I've ever owned have needed the occasional bath after getting into something they shouldn't have. I can imagine some of the things my beagle rolled in would definitely kill any wudu one might have performed. This prohibition from these clerics is just non-sense. They want to prevent anything western from disrupting their perceived Utopia. Unfortunately, one of two things are going to happen. The information and learning of the new generations will eventually put the clerics back in their place as scholars of the Quran and advisors instead of tyrants. Or, the Last Days will arrive and God will sort it all out. Either way, its really not for us to judge. Until the Saudis demand a change, nothing will. That's the problem with Western politics. |
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Andalus
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Thank you for the contribution. My only comment is that the historical conext is irrelevant and has no bearing on the article. The Saudi clerics have boxed themselves, and their people, into a self made prison with petty laws and irrational statutes. It is not just about western politics, it is the Saudi regime that is the result of western politics, and now they will leave a mark on Islamic history that will be a stain. Edited by Andalus - 12 September 2008 at 8:31pm |
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Chrysalis
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Will just adderess the issue of : dog saliva bieng unclean, is the same as the dog bieng unclean . . .
I'm not splitting hairs, but yes, the distinction needs to made. Because unfort, a lot of muslims think that touching a dog renders them unclean, etc. There are countries, where muslims cite Islam as the reason why they are not allowed to work as dog-catchers (just an e.g)!! You dont even have to physically touch a dog to be a dog-handler!
Touching a dog/petting it doesnt not render one unclean . . . however, if the saliva comes into contact with a utensil, or the body, that needs to be 'cleansed'.
Would the Quran allow an 'unclean' animal to hunt, catch and bring FOOD to you???
And true, about the hadith, which is why the majority of muslims, who keep dogs, keep them outside thier house, and not inside.
Yes, the article is not about the history of pet-ownership , nor about the cleanliness vs uncleanliness of Dogs, but the topic came up, and thus was discussed. Thats how threads work, thats why they are called 'threads'. It was a good opportunity to discuss a relevant subject.
Regards, Br
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Angela
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Well, one article I read on why the Clerics wanted to ban pets was that young men were using them as ways of attracting women?
These laws have gotten such that there is a subculture of rebellion forming. The NY Times did an article on "dating" in Saudi Arabia and what lengths people go to in order to avoid the religious police and yet live normal lives. (Okay, its what I would consider normal, admittedly, that might not be everyone's definition.) One thing I've learned is that when you restrict freedoms to the point where people feel stifled they will rebel and when they do they will swing in the exact opposite direction. For the sake of their children, they need to back off and teach instead of order. |
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Andalus
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I will break the issue down further.
Careful handing out legal rulings, Maliki fiqh, which does not consider dogs or their slaiva impure (I personally follow Maliki fiqh), while Shaffi scholars have a strong argument that the dog, its fur and its saliva is impure, and Hanafi scholars have argued that the fur is pure but the saliva is impure, which the Hanbalis also follow. The Middle East is predominantly Shaffi and Hanbali, both of which consider the saliva to be impure, but even in the case of saliva impure but fur pure, it would be nearly impossible to control the situation so that wudu would not have to be frequently made. So I am back to my original statement, that trying to use a legal idea to split hairs is just nit picking. Even as a Maliki, going along with the legal repsect held between madhabs, I still make wudu after touching a dog, fur or saliva.
So to say that a dog is not impure. just the saliva is over simplfying the legal aspect you are delving into.
Careful rendering Islamic legal rulings. You are oversimplfying as a way to split hairs.
[s. If the moisture from a dog (or dry dog hair) affects one�s person, clothes or place of prayer, one�s prayer would be invalid, until he purified them, see Reliance of the Traveller, e14.1(14), e14.7 and f4.0.]
This is directly from my book.
Sure it would and that is a different matter.
Actually, a thread works when the topic is coherent and not dragged down with obfuscations like jutristic details that have no regard to the topic of the article. Hence, it was "splitting hairs". When a thread becomes obfuscated, and hits minor points that do not have any real bearing on the subject, the thread looses its point.
Trying to wrangle with "it is not the dog just the saliva" added nothing to the topic nor did it prove anything wrong with the article.
If this breaks further into the legal matters of dogs and purity, I will move the topic into another section.
Finally, I ask you with sincerity to refrain from making rash statements with religous legal rulings without first looking them up.
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Andalus
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We are on the same page!
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Chrysalis
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If you could kindly explain what you mean. . .
Edited by Chrysalis - 01 January 2009 at 8:56am |
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Andalus
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It is a different matter making it irrelevant. In other words it is a non sequitur (one does not follow from the other).
Edited by Andalus - 01 January 2009 at 10:27am |
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