In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. ASSALAMUALAIKUM. SALAM SEJAHTERA. WHY MUSLIMS SHOULDNT SIMPLY TOUCH A DOG. No Malice or Prejudice Intended All creatures are the creation of Allah Taala and deserve the recognition of being a creation of Allah . As much as Muslims detest even the sight of pigs – it is the creation of Allah, we cannot inflict pain nor torture the pig. Similarly Allah created the dog from among His creation. This does not mean that we should love the dog. It is perhaps the indoctrination of the Western culture that ‘the dog is mans best friend’. The theory that ‘dogs are very dependent on Human affection’ is a myth – again culture and custom has helped to develop this unnatural behaviour. No creation is ‘bad’ in itself. It is the actions and traits of a creation which measure its value and worth. A human is liked for possessing good qualities and disliked for bearing negative traits. Likewise, animals are liked and disliked for the praiseworthy and blameworthy traits they hold. Every creation serves a purpose; whether we understand them or not. Hence, their existence is not in vain. When the Prophet Sallallah Alaihi Wassalam migrated to al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, he initially ordered for all dogs to be killed. After a while, the Prophet SAW commanded for a specific breed to be killed. Later on, the Prophet SAW ordered for them not to be killed. Ali al-Qari rahimahullah states that the order to kill dogs was specific to al-Madinah al-Munawwarah. The order was due to a number of reasons: 1) The dogs in that vicinity were harmful. Imagine having stray pit-bull terriers roaming around in a village? Would anyone be safe walking around? It is very common for such dogs to maul infants. Frequently such dogs are put to sleep across the world. So for the Prophet SAW to mandate the eradication of these stray and harmful dogs is in fact an administrative issue, which preserves the life and stock of the citizens. 2) These dogs caused a lot of nuisance to the people. 3) These dogs were engrossed in filth and impurities. 4) The angels assigned with revelation do not enter homes where there are such dogs. Revelation descended in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah and these vicious dogs were very common. The reason why the angels assigned with revelation do not enter such houses is due to the smell and filth of these dogs. 5) They did not serve any purpose. It is not permissible now to kill dogs. The order of the Prophet SAW is abrogated. However, if there are dogs which are harmful and a threat to humans, it will be permissible to slay them. With regards to the prohibition of keeping dogs as pets, it is due to the hadith of the Prophet SAW, “Whoever keeps a dog that is not a dog for hunting, herding livestock or farming, two qiraats (an amount) will be deducted from his reward each day.” Imam Nawawi rahimahullah expounding on the above mentioned hadith states that keeping domestic dogs as pets disturbs neighbours, irritates passersby and stains one’s house with excreta and impure saliva. It is for all these factors Islam has prohibited associating with dogs. Islam is founded on purity and cleanliness. Why Muslims shouldnt simply touch a dog have reasons and one of the reasonare best described in the video clip below. Allah knows Best. Wallahualam. youtu.be/NALDYyLN-44
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 09:17:54 +0000
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