Respect towards animals . Use animals only when necessary . Kill every one among black dogs . Keep hunting dog in home . Keep farm dog in home . Keep sheepdog in home .

This hadith is about the importance of killing all black dogs, except for those used for hunting, farming or herding sheep. It was narrated by 'Abdullah bin Mughaffal who was one of those who held up branches from a tree while the Messenger of Allah was delivering a sermon. The Prophet said that if it were not that dogs were a nation among nations he would have ordered them to be killed and so he instructed to kill every one among them that is all black. However, there are exceptions such as a hunting dog which can be kept in homes and their deeds will not decrease by one Qirat every day. Similarly, farm and sheepdogs can also be kept in homes without any decrease in deeds. This hadith teaches us to respect animals and use them only when necessary instead of killing them indiscriminately.