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Sahih al-Bukhari 2323 (Book 41, Hadith 4) #2225
The Consequences of Keeping Guard Dogs

SUMMARY: Keeping a guard dog that is not used for guarding a farm or cattle will result in the deduction of one Qirat from the reward of good deeds daily.

Narrated As-Sa'ib bin Yazid: Abu Sufyan bin Abu Zuhair, a man from Azd Shanu'a and one of the companions of the Prophet said, "I heard Allah's Messenger saying, 'If one keeps a dog which is meant for guarding neither a farm nor cattle, one Qirat of the reward of his good deeds is deducted daily". I said, "Did you hear this from Allah's Messenger ?" He said, "Yes, by the Lord of this Mosque".
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ خُصَيْفَةَ، أَنَّ السَّائِبَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ سُفْيَانَ بْنَ أَبِي زُهَيْرٍ ـ رَجُلاً مِنْ أَزْدِ شَنُوءَةَ ـ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ مَنِ اقْتَنَى كَلْبًا لاَ يُغْنِي عَنْهُ زَرْعًا وَلاَ ضَرْعًا، نَقَصَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ قِيرَاطٌ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالَ إِي وَرَبِّ هَذَا الْمَسْجِدِ‏.‏

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dog  *  reward  *  deduction  *  qirat

QUICK LESSONS:
Think twice before doing something which may have negative consequences on your rewards and thus on your life overall .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains that if someone keeps a guard dog which is not meant for guarding either a farm or cattle, then one qirat will be deducted from their reward for good deeds every day. A qirat is an amount equal to 1/60th part of something. In this case it refers to 1/60th part of the reward for good deeds being deducted daily due to keeping such dogs. This hadith teaches us that we should be careful about our actions and how they can affect our rewards in life as well as in afterlife. We should think twice before doing something which may have negative consequences on our rewards and thus on our lives overall.

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