Keeping Dogs & puppies as pets
Question
What is the Shariah ruling of keeping a dog/puppy as a pet as I have witnessed many Muslims keeping dogs/puppies as pets? Kindly advise?
Answer
It is not permissible to keep dogs/puppies as pets. In doing so, one’s household will be deprived of the Mercy and blessings of Allah Ta’ala. Rasulullah Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasallam said:
“Angels do not enter a house wherein there is a dog or an animate picture” (Bukhari)
However, if a dog is kept for a valid reason, for e.g. a dog is kept for security, farming and hunting purposes, it will be permissible to kept a dog under certain limitations and restrictions. (Shaami)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
لاَ تَدْخُلُ المَلاَئِكَةُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ كَلْبٌ وَلاَ صُورَةٌ
- Answered by
- Mufti Ismaeel Bassa
- Checked by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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Source: Jamiatul Ulama KZN — https://jamiat.org.za/keeping-dogs-puppies-as-pets/
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/jamiat-15485
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