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Sahih Muslim 1570b

Chapter: The command to kill dogs, and its abrogation. The prohibition of keeping dogs, except for hunting, farming, (herding) livestock and the like

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1570b

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ

أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِقَتْلِ الْكِلاَبِ

Ibn 'Umar (Allah be pleased with them) reported:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered to kill dogs, and he sent (men) to the corners of Medina that they should be killed.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1570b).

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  • أخبار أصبهان لأبي نعيم (2612)أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلابِ ، فَجَاءَ ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ مَنْزِلِي شَاسِعٌ ، وَلِي كَلْبٌ ، فَرَخَّصَ لَهُ أَيَّامًا , ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِهِ
  • المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (109)أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلابِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : مَا لَهُمْ وَلَهَا ؟ فَرَخَّصَ فِي كَلْبِ الصَّيْدِ وَفِي كَلْبِ الْغَنَمِ . وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ : إِذَا وَلَغَ الْكَلْبُ فِي الإِنَاءِ فَاغْسِلُوهُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ وَالثَّامِنَةُ عَفِّرُوهُ بِالتُّرَابِ
  • مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي (2043)أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِقَتْلِ كِلابِ الْمَدِينَةِ ، فَجَاءَهُ ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَنَا مَكْفُوفُ الْبَصَرِ ، وَمَنْزِلِي شَاسِعٌ ، وَلِي كَلْبٌ . فَرَخَّصْ لَهُ أَيَّامًا ، ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ كَلْبِهِ ، فَقُتِلَ

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Malik related to me from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered dogs to be killed.

وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ الْكِلاَبِ ‏.‏

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