Do Muslims keep pet dogs?

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*Originally posted by Pak Brave Heart: *

Did you watch the part in the movie Titanic in which they ask a woman to choose between her dog and her husband to be in a rescue boat with her and she choose her dog over her husband?

Dogs drink from toilet and when you kiss dogs you are kissing the toilet. And yes a dog is a man's best friend, but the problem with your culture is that to goras dogs are more important then humans. In white families the children leave their parents when they are 18 years of age and hence parents have nothing else , no family, no children, but have only dogs to be companions with.

We don't need dogs, we have our friends, our parents and our family our community to have companionship with.
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Ditto! I was going to mention children having to leave home.

All my white friends have to leave home or pay rent to their parents because they have turned 18. And here's my Muslim friends, and me our moms say "humaari aanhko mein to abhi bhi tum bachay ho". These people lack that love and compassion with human beings, so dogs are an alternative…

Another thing that comes to mind is that they severe relationships usually limiting themselves to just the nuclear family and a few friends... Even within that their relationships are very cold and self-centred.

Did you know some angrez budday write a will and leave all their property and wealth in the name of their dogs instead of families?

And the Queen wears gloves when she’s shaking hands with a human child who has just presented her with some flowers or summat but when it’s a Kutta she takes her gloves off to stroke it, lol.

There are some Pakistanis who try acting like the goray, they still haven't lost that slave mentality from when the British ruled Hindustan and they think everything the Angrez do is ‘cool’.

I don’t see why they (the Amreekan wannabes) envy a qaum which has got it’s priorities all mixed up and who have lost all sense of right and wrong.

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There is nothing wrong with entertainment, leisure and recreation and pets, it’s just the vulgar and obscene types of TV programs where half naked women shake their boobs around etc. that’s what Muslims have a problem with…

And dogs which are considered filthy.

I’m not a Mullah myself but trust me, Mullah’s are no way near as frustrated or bored as the vegetarian, smelly and oily Pundits whose only form of entertainment is performing marriage ceremonies for dogs and cats. :hehe:

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*Originally posted by the real AK47: *
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spock...

well you cant eat have dog for supper, like a goat or sheep.

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Who in the world is talking about eating dogs? Are you supposed to keep them as pets only if you can eat them? Ak47, I cant eat you, so am I supposed to consider you are a filthy creature too? Thats the most illogical reasoning Ive seen. They are meant to be man's best friend, all the smartness in them doesnt come from no where buddy.

Oh, as for kissing dogs, I agree that is wrong, not just with dogs, any other animals, including our so called halaal ones, as being furry creatures, they can attract alot of hosts on their body, which might be harmful medically.

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*Originally posted by Spock: *

Who in the world is talking about eating dogs? Are you supposed to keep them as pets only if you can eat them? Ak47, I cant eat you, so am I supposed to consider you are a filthy creature too? Thats the most illogical reasoning Ive seen. They are meant to be man's best friend, all the smartness in them doesnt come from no where buddy.

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spock... I'm sorry man but it was you who drew comparisons with dogs and goats, when I said you cant eat a dog, I was trying to show that their is no comparison to be made.

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* spock:-Oh, as for kissing dogs, I agree that is wrong, not just with dogs, any other animals, including our so called halaal ones, as being furry creatures, they can attract alot of hosts on their body, which might be harmful medically.
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well ...so are you agreeing dogs are unclean.

'my own personal opinion is' halaal animals are cleaner then dogs.

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The risks of having a dog outweigh the benefits.

Dogs pass on ticks and fleas and worms, which cause toxocariasis and hydatid disease.

In toxocariasis the worm can cause allergic symptoms mostly in young children and even blindness if it gets in the eye, it’s dangerous for pregnant women, it can cause major damage to the foetus even death of the unborn child. Hydatid disease can cause infections in the liver, lungs and brain.

Dogs can also pass on hookworms, they are vulnerable to fungal infections which cause ringworm which can easily pass onto humans, in some parts of the world dog bites can cause rabies, some people are allergic to the proteins in the dog saliva and dogs release an antigen which can cause asthma, rhinitis, and eczema in children.

These diseases exist in other animals as well but they are not as rampant as in dogs.

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Originally posted by Dhulfiqar: *
All my white friends have to leave home or pay rent to their parents because they have turned 18. And here's my Muslim friends, and me our moms say *"humaari aanhko mein to abhi bhi tum bachay ho". These people lack that love and compassion with human beings, so dogs are an alternative…

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You are quite adept at stereotyping and insulting the gora kaafir idiots (also a good job with the vegetarian, smelly and oily Pundits). Are those also the words and orders of Rasoolullah, or do you just listen to those (that are reported by others) related to the filth of dogs? I'll say it again, Muslims or no one else can claim to have more love and compassion with human beings than any other group, so stop being so self righteous. Perhaps those that can love both animals and people have more of God's spirit in them than those that don't. The pattern I find among friends is that the more caring and sensitive a person is, the more likely they are to own household pets.

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*Originally posted by SalmanNY: *
Since when you have the authority to give the tafseer for Bukhari Shareef ?You don’t even consider Bukhari Shareef, why are you even daring to translate it for me. For your information what you have translated from your mind is only so wrong and limited but indeed pathetic. Next time if i have to translate something from Hadiath I will go to a scholar not to a person who denies it in the first place. Take a chill pill and stop translating Bukhari shareef. If you can not understand simple Hadiath may Allah s.w.t Help you.

-Salman
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What nerve!! you were exposed not having the slightest of idea about any of the stuff you copy pasted and even when it was explained, you want to cling to your own miscomprehension of something laid out in black and white!

With Muslims like you.. who needs non-muslims maligning our faith.

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A prostitute was forgiven by Allah, because, passing by a panting dog near a well and seeing that the dog was about to die of thirst, she took off her shoe, and tying it with her head-cover she drew out some water for it. So, Allah forgave her because of that."
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A prostitute is an unfortunate woman, who gets into or gets forced into this profession not out of choice. They do have heart, they do have feelings like all of us. Besides, she cannot function without male partners, right!!

Then, why is she pushed to hell, for no fault of hers?

and Allah forgave her for what?
isn't he the one who gives destiny?

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Btw, Whales, pigs and Dogs are the most intelligent animals, i'm sure they have the same opinion about you all.

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No fault of hers??? If they were willing, then both have an equal share. My dear zina (extra-marital intercourse) is a Gunah-e-Kabira, whether it is committed by a man or a woman. I hope you don't say that this is wrong.

Punishment for Zina in Shariah: 80 lashes for the unmarried and death by stoning for the married. (But, this is has to be proved by four or so witnesses and the trial process is very careful. So, the chance of unjust decision is very small if conducted properly. This is the hudood-laws by the way, which were dictated by Allah and have to be implemented without any change).

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*Originally posted by soul: *

A prostitute is an unfortunate woman, who gets into or gets forced into this profession not out of choice. They do have heart, they do have feelings like all of us. Besides, she cannot function without male partners, right!!

Then, why is she pushed to hell, for no fault of hers?

and Allah forgave her for what?
isn't he the one who gives destiny?
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Mr. PAkistani Abroad, I highly respect you and your opinions. With due respect, I have noticed that you do not regard the Ahadith of the Prophet :saw: with the right status. I remember when you once raised the quetion about Suraqa wearing gold and on the other hand its prohibition for men. To clarify that first, he was wearing those anklets as a sign that the wealth of Persian emperor -Kisra will be at the disposal of Muslims. He was made to wear those anklets ceremonially, not forever! Secondly If the Prophet :saw: said that then there is no question about it being right or wrong. It is proved by Sahih Ahadith. It would be a good idea to learn what a sahih hadith is and how authentic it really is. May Allah guide you and me.

Now regarding the dog, you raised a very valid argument, but even in this case, we do as told by Allah and his rasool. Yes if a dog licks something, it has to be washed 7 times. In case of hunting, there is an exemption, and this is Hikmah of Allah, which we cannot question.

Praise be to Allaah.

It is permissible to keep a dog as a guard dog, so long as you avoid letting it inside the house and are careful to avoid letting it make vessels and clothes naajis (impure), because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever keeps a dog, his reward for good deeds will decrease by one qeeraat every day, except dogs used for farming or herding livestock.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2322.

The version narrated by Muslim (1574) says: “Whoever keeps a dog, except a dog for hunting or herding livestock, his reward will be decreased by two qeeraats every day.”

Dogs used for farming or herding livestock are those that are used to guard them.

This hadeeth indicates that it is permissible to keep a dog to guard one’s property.

Al-‘Iraaqi said in Tarh al-Tathreeb, 6/28: Our companions and others said: it is permissible to keep a dog for these three purposes, namely hunting and protecting one’s livestock and farmland. They differed concerning keeping a dog for the fourth purpose, which is to guard houses or roads etc. Some of our companions said that it is not permissible because of this hadeeth and others, which clearly state that it is haraam except for one of these three things. But most of them said, which is the more correct view, that it is permissible by way of analogy, based on the reason that may be understood from this hadeeth, which is necessity.”

With regard to preventing the dog from entering the house, that is because of the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or an image.”

Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3322; Muslim, 2106.

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