Hadith on Musaqah: The command to kill dogs, and its abrogation. The prohibition of keeping dogs, except for hunting, farming, (herding) livestock and the like (Sahih Muslim)

Sahih Muslim 1575a (Book 22, Hadith 69) #11154

The Consequences of Keeping an Unnecessary Dog

SUMMARY: Keeping a dog that is not used for hunting, watching animals, or guarding fields will result in a loss of reward.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying: He who kept a dog which is neither meant for hunting nor for watching the animals nor for watching the fields would lose two qirat every day out of his reward; and there is no mention of the fields in the hadith transmitted by Abu Tahir.

وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، وَحَرْمَلَةُ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ، شِهَابٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَنِ اقْتَنَى كَلْبًا لَيْسَ بِكَلْبِ صَيْدٍ وَلاَ مَاشِيَةٍ وَلاَ أَرْضٍ فَإِنَّهُ يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِهِ قِيرَاطَانِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَلَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي الطَّاهِرِ ‏"‏ وَلاَ أَرْضٍ

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dog * reward * loss

QUICK LESSONS:

Use resources wisely and responsibly.

EXPLANATIONS:

This hadith from Abu Huraira explains the consequences of keeping an unnecessary dog. According to the hadith, if someone keeps a dog that is not used for hunting, watching animals, or guarding fields then they will lose two qirat every day out of their reward. A qirat is a unit of measurement in Islam and it refers to the amount of good deeds one must do in order to receive rewards from Allah. Therefore, this hadith serves as a warning against keeping dogs that are not necessary and encourages people to use their resources wisely.

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