If your dog poops in your house, you either need to train him better, leave him outside or install a doggy door.
But Captain's right, you have to clean up baby poop and if you are lucky enough, you will be able to take care of your parents in their old age and clean up their poop too.
Word for word in ancient scripture? No.
But I am not a fundamentalist and don't limit my religious beliefs to the literal translations of one or even 2 or 3 millenia-old texts.
But I am not a fundamentalist and don't limit my religious beliefs to the literal translations of one or even 2 or 3 millenia-old texts.
I am not sure about Bible or prior scriptures but per Islam angels are made of light, whereas the creatures we see in the world are not made of light.
You don't have to be a 'fundamentalist' to hold a belief based on any scripture, but 'angels' are of religious origin not 'scientific' or 'social' so if someone believes in 'angels' it would've come out of a religion/religious text.
If we look at the situation stricly from the Qurans point of view.
It seems like that the dogs are not condemned n e where.
But whenever mentioned they are mentioned as companions
about the men in the cave, and teh i believe Surah Maida (ayat # 4)
where it mentioned where dogs can be used for hunting
no where is it mentioned that they are najis, if something was najis why would be allowed to use it for aid in hunting?
In the name of Allah,the most Compassionate and Merciful
Assalamu alaikum,
Having a dog as a pet is prohibitively disliked (makruh tahriman). However, there is no harm in acquiring a hunting dog, or a guard dog to protect one’s sheep or property. [Al-Hadiyyah al-’Alaiyyah 347]
Itis related by Abu Huraira (Allah be well pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Whoever acquires a dog, with the exception of a dog for hunting, or guarding sheep, or protecting the harvest, then a large portion of his reward will be diminished every day.” [Reported by Bukhari and Muslim]
Abu Talha relates (Allah be well pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “The angels do not enter a house that has a dog or a picture.” [Reported by Bukhari and Muslim]
It is mentioned in al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya, that one should not keep a dog unless they fear a thief or fear anything else. One should know that acquiring a dog for guarding is legally permissible, as is acquiring a dog for hunting or for protecting the harvest and livestock. [5:362]
**How could dogs be impermissible if the People of the Cave had a dog with them?
It is established in rigorously authenticated hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) that it is impermissible and sinful to acquire a dog for other than hunting, guarding, shepherding or the like. [see appended answer for details]
As for the mention of the dog of the People of the Cave:
a) it is not unlikely that it was for hunting, guarding, shepherding or the like;
b) if not for one of these purposes, then the Sacred Law of past people is only binding for us if it was adopted within the Sacred Law of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). [Jassas, al-Fusul fi’l Usul, 3.22]
If the guidance of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) points to the abrogation of a ruling from the Sacred Law of past people (such as in this situation, if we were to accept it as a case of keeping a dog as a pet), then such rulings are not permitted to follow: the Sacred Law of the Beloved Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) abrogated all past Laws. [Jassas, al-Fusul fi’l Usul, 3.22]
If the main purpose is to keep the thieves away then why keep dogs? No dogs will encourage the angels in the house and they should be able to keep the thieves away anyway. Isko kehtay hain, aik teer sai dau shikaar!
You don't have to be a 'fundamentalist' to hold a belief based on any scripture, but 'angels' are of religious origin not 'scientific' or 'social' so if someone believes in 'angels' it would've come out of a religion/religious text.
I believe angels are intermediaries between man and God. They are sent to guide and protect the planet. They are messengers. They are spiritual energy. They are light. They are God's servants. None of that precludes them from taking the form of a dog, Roma Downey or even Farrah Fawcett.
We are able to use only 10% of our mental and physical capabilities and far, far less of our spiritual or enlightenment abilities, so I am not going to limit my understanding of angels to the literal and narrow description of them being "made of light".
Man has believed in angels way before Islam or even Christianity was revealed. Religion and spiritualiy have been around even longer. For someone to hold a spritual belief that is not the fundamental belief of 1 billion or even 1 million other poeple doesn't invalidate it. I don't require a book with a chain of narrations from one man that have been studied, handed down and authenticated by others to form my opinoins. I think this is a difficult concept for some to grasp, hence the necessity for many to have a standard answer from a line of scholars to validate their beliefs.
Seminole: Did you find 'dog is angel' in any religious script?
Personally, religion aside, I think dogs are dirty, I was trying to put it light heartedly, cleaning after a dog is not a plesant thing and I apologize if anyone took my first post the wrong way.
Seminole changing my sons diaper/nappy is not the same thing, as cleaning up after an animal.
Seminole changing my sons diaper/nappy is not the same thing, as cleaning up after an animal.
That's why I suggested ways to prevent cleaning up after them. Personally, I wouldn't have any dog that did that in my house more than on rare occasion and I wouldn't have a large dog that made big messes in the yard that I had to pick up after.
But any animal you decide to take in your home does require some cleaning up after. Fish, hamsters, cats, birds, whataever. It's a sacrifice you make for all the good that comes with it.
Shafi fiqh states that the saliva of a dog is not an impurity for this very reason; however, I believe that Shafi fiqh ulema still discourage having a dog as a pet because of the hadiths that discourage it without referencing the saliva.
I know many muslims who keep pet dogs, just not inside the house. Obviously, these individuals live in countries where the climate lends itself to this. In most western countries, the cold winters make it dangerous to leave dogs outside.
**Astagfirullah…I didn’t mean it that way! It’s a shame you took it that way. Nothing overpowers the Qu’ran no doubt. What I meant is, if it has it in the Qu’ran, then it must be in Ahadis. And the Ahadis explains the Qu’ran in longer explanatory ways. So if you want more explanation to it, then check out Ahadis. **
Urmmm firstly, the question itself if lame....how is it even possible for a Qu'ran and Ahadis contradict each other? It's impossible to have something added to Ahadis, if it's not in the Qu'ran. You know what? Just leave this, I won't even go on about this..
the question is lame?
there are zaief ahadis, and ahadis that have
been turned and twisted by people.
the way u can authenticate ahadis is thru
compairing it with the quran and if it is in
contradiction then you can come to a conclusion.
for instance in this thread, we saw alot of people
posting about why dogs are najis, and how
they are not permitted in islam in one form or the other.
but when u look at what the quran says there is nothing
that says dogs are najis or makruh creatures.
It’s a shame you took it that way. Nothing overpowers the Qu’ran no doubt. What I meant is, if it has it in the Qu’ran, then it must be in Ahadis. And the Ahadis explains the Qu’ran in longer explanatory ways. So if you want more explanation to it, then check out Ahadis. **